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UK
/mˈəʊtɐ/
]
[ US /ˈmoʊtɝ/ ]
[ US /ˈmoʊtɝ/ ]
NOUN
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a nonspecific agent that imparts motion
happiness is the aim of all men and the motor of all action - machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
ADJECTIVE
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conveying information to the muscles from the CNS
motor nerves -
causing or able to cause motion
a motive force
motor energy
motive power
VERB
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travel or be transported in a vehicle
They motored to London for the theater
We drove to the university every morning
How To Use motor In A Sentence
- The thing is, a lot of people find a motor home vacation more enjoyable.
- It was a beautiful wooden skiff, with a little outboard motor, perfect for his part-time second occupation of working a few pots to catch crustacea to sell to local pubs and restaurants.
- They were however a bit thirsty as far as fuel was concerned due to their 4 giant 4125 kilowatt motors, and never reached production.
- With no warning signs on either side and under poor lighting, the road is a death trap for motorists.
- The pilot shut off the motors and glided down to the landing field.
- ‘I was worried about my car lasting to the end considering that all the motors come from the same place,’ he said.
- That's pretty reasonable for being a motoring eco warrior. The Sun
- They spent their honeymoon adventurously cruising on a motorcycle, Nona riding comfortably in the side-car. Archive 2009-01-01
- Figures for income, gross profit, salaries, motor expenses, drawings etc are fed into the Revenue computer system.
- The supplementary motor area has shown increased activity during learning of new movements.
