Hypertext Webster Gateway: "motor"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Motor \Mo"tor\, n. [L., fr. movere, motum, to move.]
1. One who, or that which, imparts motion; a source of
mechanical power.
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Diesel engine \Die"sel en`gine\ or motor \mo`tor\ [After Dr.
Rudolf Diesel, of Munich, the inventor.]
A type of internal-combustion engine in which the air drawn
in by the suction stroke is so highly compressed that the
heat generated ignites the fuel (usually crude oil), the fuel
being automatically sprayed into the cylinder under pressure.
The Diesel engine has a very high thermal efficiency.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Motor \Mo"tor\, n.
A motor car; an automobile. [Colloq.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
motor
adj 1: conveying information to the muscles from the CNS; "motor
nerves" [syn: {centrifugal}, {motor(a)}]
2: involving or relating to movements of the muscles; "motor
coordination"; "a motor reflex"; "motor paralysis"
3: causing or able to cause motion; "a motive force"; "motive
power"; "motor energy" [syn: {motive(a)}]
n : machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical
energy and so imparts motion
v : travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the
university every morning"; "They motored to London for
the theater" [syn: {drive}]
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