What is the meaning of motor?

noun

  • Machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion.
  • A nonspecific agent that imparts motion.
    • usage: "happiness is the aim of all men and the motor of all action"

verb

  • Travel or be transported in a vehicle.
    • usage: "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"

adjective

  • Conveying information to the muscles from the CNS.
    • usage: "motor nerves"
  • Causing or able to cause motion.
    • usage: "a motive force"; "motive power"; "motor energy"
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