'Motor' definitions:

Definition of 'motor'

From: WordNet
adjective
Conveying information to the muscles from the CNS; "motor nerves" [syn: centrifugal, motor(a)]
adjective
Causing or able to cause motion; "a motive force"; "motive power"; "motor energy" [syn: motive(a), motor]
noun
Machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
noun
A nonspecific agent that imparts motion; "happiness is the aim of all men and the motor of all action"
verb
Travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater" [syn: drive, motor]

Definition of 'Motor'

From: 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

Definition of 'Motor'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

Synonyms of 'motor'

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