motor


Definition: Meaning of, motor in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈməʊtə /

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motor motors
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  1. the part of a machine that makes it work or move, by changing power, especially electrical power, into movement
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  2. British English old-fashioned or informal a car
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  1. especially British English relating to cars or other vehicles with engines
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  2. having an engine
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  3. technical relating to nerves that make muscles move
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
motor motored motored
Present Participle Third Person Singular
motoring motors
[intransitive always + adverb/preposition]
  1. British English old-fashioned to travel by car
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motor used in phrases

  • Department of Motor Vehicles, the
    1. the full name of the DMV
  • Motor City (noun)
    1. the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; centre of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor
  • diesel motor (noun)
    1. an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil
  • electric motor (noun)
    1. a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work
  • hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy (noun)
    1. a form of neuropathy that can begin between childhood and young adulthood; characterized by weakness and atrophy of the muscles of the hands and lower legs; progression is slow and individuals affected can have a normal life span; inheritance is X-linked recessive or X-linked dominant
  • induction motor (noun)
    1. an alternating current motor in which currents in the secondary wiring of the rotor are created by induction from the magnetic field of the primary winding of the stator
  • motor aphasia (noun)
    1. aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired
  • motor area (noun)
    1. the cortical area that influences motor movements
  • motor ataxia (noun)
    1. inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait
  • motor car (noun)
    1. British English formal or old-fashioned a car
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