motor

Pronunciation: /ˈmoʊtəɹ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
  2. noun a nonspecific agent that imparts motion
  3. verb travel or be transported in a vehicle

Etymology

From Middle English motour (“controller, prime mover; God”), from Latin mōtor (“mover; that which moves something”), from mōtō (“to set in motion”).

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
machine
Narrower (hyponyms)
electric motor, stepper, engine

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