Motor
Mo´tor
| n. | 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. | |
| 3. | A motor car; an automobile. | |
| a. | 1. | 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. |
| Noun | 1. |  motor - machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion |
| 2. | motor - a nonspecific agent that imparts motion; "happiness is the aim of all men and the motor of all action" | |
| Verb | 1. | motor - travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater" Synonyms: drive |
| Adj. | 1. | motor - conveying information to the muscles from the CNS; "motor nerves" Synonyms: centrifugal |
| 2. | motor - causing or able to cause motion; "a motive force"; "motive power"; "motor energy" Synonyms: motive |