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Synonyms for motor

Grammar : Noun
Spell : moh-ter
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmoʊ tər

Définition of motor

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "controller, prime mover," from Latin motor, literally "mover," agent noun from past participle stem of movere "to move" (see move (v.)). From 15c. as "controller, prime mover" (in reference to God); sense of "agent or force that produces mechanical motion" is first recorded 1660s; that of "machine that supplies motive power" is from 1856. First record of slang motor-mouth "fast-talking person" is from 1970.
  • noun engine
Example sentences :
  • A few years only back, every Carolinian rode to town, and the motor was unknown.
  • Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
  • Much of the efficiency of the motor is due to the form and gearing of the propeller.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • If the machine is to be kept afloat the motor must be kept moving.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • For example, there is neither an intake or exhaust manifold on the motor.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • On Model B a Holmes rotary 7-cylinder motor of 4x4-inch bore and stroke is used.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • The motor on the locomotive as a maximum 1½ horse-power when so much is needed.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 417 » by Various
  • Meanwhile the motor which passed Newbury and Coryston in the park had sped to its goal.
  • Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • But when that was over she stepped into her motor with all possible speed.
  • Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • It was Blake in that ship, and he was alive—or had been—for he had cut his motor.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various
  • It might be so heavy that it would carry more current than the motor could stand.
  • Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout » by Victor Appleton

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