motor adj

1 conveying information to the muscles from the CNS; "motor nerves" [syn: centrifugal, motor(a)]

2 causing or able to cause motion; "a motive force"; "motive power"; "motor energy" [syn: motive(a)]

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" v : travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater" [syn: drive]

English

Pronunciation

Noun

1. A machine or device that converts any form of energy into mechanical energy, or imparts motion
2. A motor car, or automobile

Translations

• Arabic:
• Bosnian: motor
• Chinese: 马达 (mǎdá), 电动机 (diàn dòngjī)
• Croatian: motor
• Dutch: motor
• Finnish: moottori
• French: moteur
• German: Motor
• Greek: μηχανή (mikhaní)
• Hungarian: motor
• Italian: motore (1), macchina (2)
• Japanese: モーター (mōtā)
• Korean: 모터 (moteo)
• Maltese: mutur (1), magna
• Portuguese: motor
• Russian: мотор (motór)
• Serbian:

  Cyrillic: мотор

  Roman: motor

• Spanish: motor
• Swedish: motor

Synonyms

• engine

Adjective

motor

1. (biology): describing neurons that create the ability to move, see motor unit

Verb

1. to drive around leisurely in a motor car

Related terms

• (biology): motor unit
• electric motor
• engine

External links

• Wikipedia article on Motors
• Wikipedia artice on Motor Neurons at Motor Units

Bosnian

Noun

motor (p: motori)

1. motor
2. engine

Croatian

Noun

1. motor
2. engine

Declension

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

motor

1. engine, motor

Dutch

Noun

1. engine (mechanical device)

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• /ˈmotor/|lang=hu

Noun

hu-noun ok

1. engine, motor

Romanian

Noun

1. engine (mechanical device)

Serbian

Noun

motor (p: motori)

1. motor
2. engine

Cyrillic spelling

• мотор

Slovene

Noun

1. engine (mechanical device)

Spanish

Noun

1. engine

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

motor

1. engine, motor

Derived terms

• bensinmotor
• bilmotor
• båtmotor
• cykelmotor
• dieselmotor
• elmotor
• evighetsmotor
• fyrtaktsmotor
• förbränningsmotor
• grafikmotor
• jetmotor
• lastbilsmotor
• mopedmotor
• motorcykelmotor
• Ottomotor
• raketmotor
• spelmotor
• Stirlingmotor
• testmotor
• tvåtaktsmotor
• tändkulemotor
• utombordsmotor
• vindmotor
• Wankelmotor
• vespamotor
• ångmotor

Motor may refer to:

• Engine
  • Motor car or automobile
  • Motor vehicle
  • Motorcycle, a term used by police officers to refer to their official duty motorcycles
• Motor system, the physiological system that is responsible for physical movement
  • Motor neuron, neurons that originate in the spinal cord and synapse with muscle fibers
  • Motor skill, the ability of an organism to use the motor system effectively
• The Motors, a British music group

See also

• Electric motor, a machine that converts electricity into a mechanical motion
• Electrostatic motor
• Molecular motors, the essential agents of movement in living organisms
• Pneumatic motor, a machine that converts the energy of compressed air into mechanical motion
• Hydraulic motor, a machine that converts the energy of pressurized liquid flow into mechanical motion
• Nanomotor
• Synthetic molecular motors or nanomotors
• Actuator
• Heat engine, a machine that converts heat into mechanical motion
• Transducer
• Timeline of motor and engine technology

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