'Motor' definitions:
Definition of 'motor'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Conveying information to the muscles from the CNS; "motor nerves" [syn: centrifugal, motor(a)]
adjective
Causing or able to cause motion; "a motive force"; "motive power"; "motor energy" [syn: motive(a), motor]
noun
Machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
noun
A nonspecific agent that imparts motion; "happiness is the aim of all men and the motor of all action"
verb
Travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater" [syn: drive, motor]
Definition of 'Motor'
From: GCIDE
- Motor \Mo"tor\, n. [L., fr. movere, motum, to move.]
- 1. One who, or that which, imparts motion; a source of mechanical power. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mach.) A prime mover; a machine by means of which a source of power, as steam, moving water, electricity, etc., is made available for doing mechanical work. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A motor car; an automobile. [archiac Colloq.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Motory Motor
Definition of 'Motor'
From: GCIDE
- Motor \Mo"tor\, Motory \Mo"to*ry\, Motorial \Mo*to"ri*al\, a. [L. motorius that has motion. See Motor, n.] Causing or setting up motion; pertaining to organs of motion; -- applied especially in physiology to those nerves or nerve fibers which only convey impressions from a nerve center to muscles, thereby causing motion. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'motor'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- active,
- aeromotor,
- alembic,
- anvil,
- appliance,
- arc-jet engine,
- auto,
- autocar,
- automobile,
- axial-flow turbojet,
- bicycle,
- bike,
- boat,
- buggy,
- bus,
- caldron,
- cam engine,
- car,
- catch a train,
- charioteer,
- chauffeur,
- convenience,
- crate,
- crucible,
- cycle,
- drive,
- driving,
- engine,
- enginery,
- entrain,
- facility,
- fixture,
- gas jet,
- go by rail,
- heap,
- impelling,
- impulse duct engine,
- in motion,
- inverted engine,
- jalopy,
- joyride,
- lathe,
- machine,
- machinery,
- make a train,
- mechanical aid,
- mechanical device,
- mechanism,
- melting pot,
- mobile,
- mortar,
- motile,
- motivational,
- motive,
- motive power,
- motor vehicle,
- motorcar,
- motorcycle,
- motorized vehicle,
- moving,
- pancake engine,
- pedal,
- pilot,
- piston engine,
- power plant,
- power source,
- propellant,
- propeller-jet engine,
- propelling,
- propjet,
- radial engine,
- ramjet,
- reciprocating engine,
- retort,
- ride,
- rocket motor,
- rotary engine,
- stirring,
- supercharged engine,
- take a joyride,
- taxi,
- test tube,
- tool,
- transducer,
- transformer,
- transitional,
- traveling,
- tub,
- turbine,
- turbojet,
- turboprop,
- utility,
- vertical engine,
- voiture,
- wheel,
- wheels,
- wreck
Words containing 'Motor'
- Motoring,
- Motorization,
- Motorize,
- motored,
- motorized,
- Diesel motor,
- Electric motor,
- Induction motor,
- Motor car,
- Motor generator,
- Series motor,
- Water motor,
- motor aphasia,
- motor area,
- motor ataxia,
- motor city,
- motor control,
- motor cortex,
- motor cycle,
- motor fiber,
- motor home,
- motor horn,
- motor hotel,
- motor inn,
- motor lodge,
- motor memory,
- motor mower,
- motor nerve,
- motor neuron,
- motor oil,
- motor pool,
- motor region,
- motor scooter,
- motor vehicle,
- motorized wheelchair,
- outboard motor,
- starter motor,
- starting motor,
- stepping motor,
- synchronous motor,
- wiper motor,
- Excito-motor,
- Ideo-motor,
- Incito-motor,
- Inhibitory-motor,
- Psycho-motor,
- Servo-motor,
- motor end plate,
- motor nerve fiber,
- motor torpedo boat,
- motor-assisted,
- motor-driven,
- pyramidal motor system,
- hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy