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Motor

A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.

Pronunciation: /ˈməʊtə/, /ˈmoʊtəɹ/

What “Motor” means

Noun

A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.
A motor car, or automobile, sometimes extended to other powered vehicles, such as goods vehicles.
A source of power for something; an inspiration; a driving force.
Any protein capable of converting chemical energy into mechanical work.
The controller or prime mover of the universe; God.

Adj

Relating to the ability to move.
Propelled by an internal combustion engine (as opposed to a steam engine or turbine).

Verb

To make a journey by motor vehicle; to drive.
To rotate a jet engine or turboprop using the engine's starter, without introducing fuel into the engine.
To progress at a brisk pace.
To leave.

Where the word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mōtorder. Middle English motour English motor From Middle English motour (“controller, prime mover; God”), from Latin mōtor (“mover; that which moves something”), from mōtō (“to set in motion”).

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