motor

Noun · Verb · Adjective
Synonyms: drivecentrifugalmotor(a)motive(a)

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
  2. a nonspecific agent that imparts motion“happiness is the aim of all men and the motor of all action”

Verb (1)

  1. travel or be transported in a vehicle“We drove to the university every morning”“They motored to London for the theater”Synonyms: drive

Adjective (2)

  1. conveying information to the muscles from the CNS“motor nerves”Synonyms: centrifugalmotor(a)
  2. causing or able to cause motion“a motive force”“motive power”“motor energy”Synonyms: motive(a)
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Webster's Dictionary (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

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]
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