motor
/ˈmoʊtəɹ/noun, verb, adjective2 syllables
Motor means: conveying information to the muscles from the CNS.
Synonyms for motor8
adjective, as in conveying information to the muscles from the CNS
centrifugal, efferent, motorial
adjective, as in causing or able to cause motion
What does motor mean?5
adjective
1
conveying information to the muscles from the CNS“motor nerves”
2
causing or able to cause motion“a motive force”
verb
1
travel or be transported in a vehicle“We drove to the university every morning”
noun
1
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
2
a nonspecific agent that imparts motion“happiness is the aim of all men and the motor of all action”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with motor?3
Motor in a sentence
- In this year's science fair, we are going to show how a motor works.sharris123
- There is nothing the matter with the motor.CK
- I got back in my car and started the motor.CK
- The airplane used a rocket motor to assist with takeoff.unknown
- The boat uses a motor for the power.unknown
- This machine is driven by a small electric motor.CM
- This machine is driven by a small motor.CK
- By installing two carburetors that racing-car enthusiast souped up his motor considerably.unknown
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Forms of motor
as a noun
- plural
- motors
as a verb
- past tense
- motored
- present participle
- motoring
- third-person singular
- motors
- past participle
- motored