motor

mo·tor  (mtr)

n.

1. Something, such as a machine or an engine, that produces or imparts motion.

2. A device that converts any form of energy into mechanical energy, especially an internal-combustion engine or an arrangement of coils and magnets that converts electric current into mechanical power.

3. A motor vehicle, especially an automobile: "It was a night of lovers. All along the highway ... motors were parked and dim figures were clasped in revery" Sinclair Lewis.

adj.

1. Causing or producing motion: motor power.

2. Driven by or having a motor.

3. Of or for motors or motor vehicles: motor oil.

4. Of, relating to, or designating nerves that carry impulses from the nerve centers to the muscles.

5. Involving or relating to movements of the muscles: motor coordination; a motor reflex.

v. mo·tored, mo·tor·ing, mo·tors

v.intr.

To drive or travel in a motor vehicle.

v.tr.

To carry by motor vehicle.

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[Middle English motour, prime mover, from Latin mtor, from mtus, past participle of movre, to move; see meu- in Indo-European roots.]

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motor

Noun

1. the engine, esp. an internal-combustion engine, of a vehicle

2. a machine that converts energy, esp. electrical energy, into mechanical energy

3. Chiefly Brit informal a car

Adjective

1. Chiefly Brit of or relating to cars and other vehicles powered by petrol or diesel engines: the motor industry

2. powered by or relating to a motor: a new synthetic motor oil

3. Physiol producing or causing motion

Verb

1. to travel by car

2. Informal to move fast [Latin movere to move]

motorized
-ised adj

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motor  (mtr)

Noun

A machine that uses energy, such as electric or chemical energy (as from burning a fuel), to produce mechanical motion. See also engine.

Adjective

Involving the muscles or the nerves that are connected to them. Compare sensory.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	motor - machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion electric motor - a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work engine - motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work machine - any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks stepping motor, stepper - a motor (especially an electric motor) that moves or rotates in small discrete steps
	2.	motor - a nonspecific agent that imparts motion; "happiness is the aim of all men and the motor of all action" agent - an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered new disease agents"
Verb	1.	motor - travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater" drive driving - the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" drive, take - proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work"
Adj.	1.	motor - conveying information to the muscles from the CNS; "motor nerves" centrifugal efferent, motorial - of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS; "efferent nerves and impulses"
	2.	motor - causing or able to cause motion; "a motive force"; "motive power"; "motor energy" motive causative - producing an effect; "poverty as a causative factor in crime"

Translations

motor [ˈməutəʳ] n → motor m;

(BRIT) (col) (= vehicle); coche m; carro (LAM); automóvil m; auto m (LAM)

adj → motor(motora, motriz)

motor [ˈməutəʳ] n → moteur m;

(Brit) (inf) (= vehicle); auto f

adj → moteur/trice

motor [ˈməutəʳ] n → Motor m;

(Brit) (inf) (car) → Auto nt

cpd (industry, trade) → Auto(mobil)-

motor [ˈməutəʳ] n → motore m;

(BRIT ) (col) (= vehicle); macchina

adj → motore/trice

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motor

n motor [ˈməutə]

a machine, usually a petrol engine or an electrical device, that gives motion or power a washing-machine has an electric motor; (also adjective ) a motor boat/vehicle.motorمُحَرِّكдвигателmotor(ový)motor; motor-der Motor; Motor-...κινητήραςmotormootorموتورىmoottori(à) moteurמָנוֹעप्रेरक, चालकmotormotormotormótormotore; a motoreモーター원동기, 모터; 모터로 움직이는variklis, motoras; motorinismotors; dzinējsmotormotormotormotor, silnikmotor(cu) motorдвигатель; моторmotor; motorovýmotormotormotorเครื่องยนต์motor發動機автомобільمحرک، انجنđộng cơ ô tô发动机

v

to travel by car We motored down to my mother's house at the weekend.ryيَسوق السَّيّارَهпътувам с колаjet autemkøre i bilfahrenταξιδεύω με αυτοκίνητοir en cocheautoga sõitmaراندنajaa autollaaller en autoלִנסוֹעकार से सफर करनाvoziti se automobilomautóziknaik mobilaka, ferðast í bílandare in automobile自動車で行く차로 가다važiuoti automobiliubraukt ar automobilimenaiki kenderaan bermotorper auto reizenkjøre bil, bilejechać samochodemviajar de carroехать на автомобилеísť autompeljati se z avtomputovati kolimabila, åka (köra) bilขับรถยนต์otomobille gezmek駕駛汽車旅行їхати автомобілемگاڑی سے سفر کرناđi ô tô驾驶汽车

n ˈmotorist

a person who drives a motor car The motorist could not avoid hitting the dog.motorisسائِق سَيّارَهшофъорmotoristabilistder/die Autofahrer(in)οδηγός αυτοκινήτουautomovilista, conductorautojuhtماشين سوارautoilijaautomobilisteנֶהָגमोटर यात्री, मोटर चालकautomobilistautóspengendara mobilökumaðurautomobilista運転者자동차 운전자automobilininkasautomobilistspenunggang kenderaan bermotorautomobilistbilist, sjåførkierowcamotoristaauto­mobilistавтомобилистmotoristaavtomobilistautomobilistbilist, bilförareคนขับรถยนต์sürücü駕汽車的人автомобілістگاڑی چلانے والاngười lái xe mô tô驾汽车的人

v ˈmotorize, *ˈmotorise

1 to fit a motor to (eg a bicycle). motoriseerيُجَهِّز بمُحَرِّكслагам мотор на велосипедopatřit motoremmotoriseremotorisierenβάζω κινητήραmotorizarmootorit paigaldamaموتورى کردنmoottoroidamunir d'un moteurלְהוֹסִיף מָנוֹעमोटर-सज्जित करनाmotoriziratimotorizálmemberi motorvélvæða/-búamotorizzareモーターを付ける모터를 달다įtaisyti variklį įaprīkot ar motoru/dzinējumemberi motormotoriserenmotoriserewyposażyć w silnikpôr um motora motorizaустанавливать моторzaviesť motoropremiti z motorjemmotorizovatiförse med motorใส่เครื่องยนต์motor takmak給...裝上馬達ставити моторسائیکل میں موٹر لگاناcơ giới hóa给...装上马达

2 to supply (eg troops) with motor vehicles Many army units have been motorized.met motor voorsienيُزَوِّد بالآلِيّاتмоторизирамmotorizovatmotoriseremotorisierenκάνω κτ. μηχανοκίνητοmotorizarmotoriseerimaموتورى کردنmoottoroidamotoriserלְצָייֵד בִּכלֵי רֶכֶבमोटरवाहन के साथ सैनिकों को भेजनाmotoriziratigépesítmemberi kendaraanútbúa vélknúnum farartækjummotorizzare機動化する기갑화하다, 동력화하다motorizuotimotorizētmemberi kenderaan bermotormotoriserenmotoriserezmotoryzowaćmotorizara dota cu motorizateмоторизоватьmotorizovaťmotoriziratimotorizovatimotoriseraจัดเตรียมด้วยmotorize etmek使機動化моторизуватиفوج کو گاڑیاں فراہم کرناcơ giới hoá使摩托化

n ˈmotorcade [-keid]

a procession in which everyone goes by car. motorkadeمَوْكِب سَيّارات، رِتِلавтоколонаkolona autbilkortegedie Autokolonneπομπή αυτοκινήτωνdesfile de automóvilesautokolonnکاروان موتورىautokaravaanicortège d'automobilesשָׁייֵרת מְכוֹנִיוֹתकारों का काफिलाautomobilijadaautófelvonulásiring-iringan mobilbílalest(corteo d'automobili)自動車行列자동차 행렬automobilių vilkstinėautokolonnaberiringanautocolonnebilkortesjekawalkada samochodówdesfile automóvelcoloană de maşiniавтоколоннаkolóna áutavtomobilski sprevodpovorka automobilabilkortegeขบวนรถยนต์นำบุคคลสำคัญไปยังที่ต่าง ๆoto geçidi汽車的長列автоколонаگاڑیوں کا قافلہđoàn xe hộ tống汽车的长列

n ˈmotorway

a road specially made for fast traffic They are building a new motorway to link the two cities.padطَريق سَيّارات سَريعَهмагистралаdálnicemotorvejdie Autobahnαυτοκινητόδρομοςautopistakiirteeشاهراهmoottoritieautorouteכְּבִישमोटर का चौड़ा रास्ताautocestaautópályajalan bebas hambatanhraðbrautautostrada高速道路고속도로autostrada, greitkelisautoceļš; autostrādejalan bebas had lajusnelwegmotorveiautostradaauto-estradaавтострадаdiaľnicaavtocestaautoputmotorvägทางด่วนotoyol, otoban高速公路автомагістральتیز گاڑیوں کی شاہ راہxa lộ汽车道

nouns ˈmotorbike, *ˈmotorcycle

any of several types of usually heavy bicycle moved by a motor. motorfietsدَرّاجَه بِمُحَرِّكпистаmotocyklmotorcykeldas Kraftradμοτοσικλέταmotocicleta, motomootorratasموتور سیکلتmoottoripyörämoto(cyclette)אוֹפָנוֹעमोटरसाइकलmotorni kotačmotorkerékpársepeda motormótorhjólmotocicletta, motoオートバイ모터를 장착한 자전거motociklasmotociklsmotosikalmotorfietsmotorsykkelmotocyklmotociclomotocicletăмотоциклmotocykelmotorno kolomotociklmotorcykelรถจักรยานยนต์motosiklet摩托車мопедموٹر سے چلنے والی بھاری موٹر سائیکلxe mô tô摩托车

motor car

a vehicle on four wheels, moved by a motor, but not a lorry or van; an automobile, car. motorkarسَيّارَه، عَرَبَهколаautomobilbilder Kraftwagenαυτοκίνητοcoche, automóvilautoاتومبیلautoauto(mobile)מְכוֹנִיתमोटरकारautomobil(gép)kocsimobilbifreiðautomobile, macchina自動車자동차automobilisvieglā automašīnakeretaautobilsamochódcarroautomobil(легковой) автомобильautomobilavtomotorno vozilobilรถยนต์araba, otomobil汽車легковий автомобільموٹر گاڑیxe ô tô汽车

n ˈmotorcyclist

a person who rides a motorbike The motorcyclist was injured in the road accident.motorfietsryerسائِق درّاجَهмотоциклетистmotocyklistamotorcyklistder/die Motorradfahrer(in)μοτοσικλετιστήςmotociclista, motoristamootorratturموتورسوارmoottoripyöräilijämotocyclisteרוֹכֵב אוֹפָנוֹעमोटरसाइकल सवारmotociklistmotor(kerékpár)ospengendara sepeda motorökumaður mótorhjólsmotociclistaオートバイ乗り오토바이 운전자motociklininkasmotociklistspenunggang motosikalmotorrijdermotorsyklistmotocyklistamotociclistamotociclistмотоциклистmotocyklistamotoristmotociklistamotorcykelförare, motorcyklistผู้ขับขี่มอเตอร์ไซด์motosiklet sürücüsü騎摩托車的人мотоциклістموٹر سائیکل چلانے والاngười lái xe mô tô骑摩托车的人