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motor
[ moh-ter ]
noun
- a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- any self-powered vehicle.
- a person or thing that imparts motion, especially a contrivance, as a steam engine, that receives and modifies energy from some natural source in order to utilize it in driving machinery.
- Also called electric motor. Electricity. a machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy, as an induction motor.
- motors, stocks or bonds in automobile companies.
adjective
- pertaining to or operated by a motor.
- of, for, by, or pertaining to motor vehicles:
motor freight.
- designed or for automobiles, their drivers, or their passengers:
The hotel has a motor lobby in its parking garage for picking up and discharging passengers.
- causing or producing motion.
- Physiology. conveying an impulse that results or tends to result in motion, as a nerve.
a motor response; motor images.
verb (used without object)
- to ride or travel in an automobile; drive:
They motored up the coast.
verb (used with object)
- Chiefly British. to drive or transport by car:
He motored his son to school.
motor
/ ˈməʊtə /
noun
- the engine, esp an internal-combustion engine, of a vehicle
- ( as modifier )
a motor scooter
- Also calledelectric motor a machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy by means of the forces exerted on a current-carrying coil placed in a magnetic field
- any device that converts another form of energy into mechanical energy to produce motion
- an indispensable part or player that moves a process or system along
- a car or other motor vehicle
- as modifier
motor spares
adjective
- producing or causing motion
- physiol
- of or relating to nerves or neurons that carry impulses that cause muscles to contract
- of or relating to movement or to muscles that induce movement
verb
- intr to travel by car
- tr to transport by car
- informal.intr to move fast; make good progress
- tr to motivate
Other Word Forms
- multi·motor noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of motor1
Example Sentences
He has also been charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving, driving whilst disqualified and using a motor vehicle on a road without insurance.
The global motor industry is facing a number of major challenges including US President Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on imported cars, higher cost of materials and slower sales in Europe.
It added: "The tragic incidents today have united our global motor sport community as we reaffirm the FIA's full support to our members, officials and competitors."
Jackson began this tour a year after revealing his struggles with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a nerve condition related to muscular dystrophy and Parkinson’s disease that impacts his motor skills.
Gardening can be a great way to engage core muscles, encourage flexibility and practice fine motor skills.
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