electro-motor

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Electromotor \E*lec`tro*mo"tor\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]lectromoteur.]

1.(Physics) A mover or exciter of electricity; as apparatus for generating a current of electricity. [1913 Webster]

2.(Mech.) An apparatus or machine for producing motion and mechanical effects by the action of electricity; an electro-magnetic engine. [1913 Webster]

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