motor
- noun
- /ˈmoʊtər/
- So I'll turn on the motor and turn on the strobe.
- electric motor
- motor vehicle
- use a motor
We just need to find things that need motors and put our motors in the thing.
- We just need to find things that need motors and put our motors in the thing.
- What's how do you convert this, those motors into actual movement?
Examples
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Right here's the new motor, melted in nicely.
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When we drove into the garage, he just sat there with his head on the steering wheel... and the motor still running.
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And we have the motor at this end of the track.
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It's still a four pole motor inside of the delta housing.
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You're just adding power to the motor to get through it.
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Gerty's motor was top of the line.
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My dad's got, like, a whole stack of old motors in his shop.
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The new components are a DC motor, a MOSFET transistor and a diode.
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The electric motor is designed to convert electrical energy into mechanical motion.
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He installed a new motor in his boat to improve its speed on the water.
Synonyms
A powered device with moving parts that does a specific job
A machine that uses fuel to make power for cars or machines
A machine that uses electricity to make parts move
Antonyms
Compounds
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An engine attached to the back of a small boat that moves and steers it
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The part of the brain that plans and controls movements you make on purpose
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A nerve cell that sends signals from the brain or spinal cord to a muscle to make it move
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A body part that sends messages from the brain and spine to make muscles move or glands work
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An electric machine with a cup-shaped metal part that turns around a fixed magnet inside
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A motor that runs on alternating current and turns by a changing magnetic field
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A problem where a person cannot easily say or write words but can understand others
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A skill that lets you do movements learned by practice without thinking
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Loss of control of muscle movements makes walking unsteady and staggering
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A nerve that sends signals from the brain or spinal cord to muscles to make them move
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A thin thread that carries messages from the brain to a muscle to make it move
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An inherited nerve disease that causes gradual weakness and loss of feeling in the hands and lower legs
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A machine that uses changing electric current and magnets to turn and drive equipment
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A motor that runs on direct current and keeps a steady speed when load changes
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A direct current motor whose parts are connected in parallel to keep a steady speed when the load changes
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An electric motor with a round metal turning part shaped like a cage
A small electric device that turns in exact small steps to move parts exactly, for example in 3D printers
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Motor comes from the Latin movere, which means 'to move', and originally meant a 'mover'. So a motor is literally the thing that makes parts move, which is why we use it for a machine that turns energy into motion.