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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.

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

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

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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.motormotor - 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"
Verb1.motor - travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"
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"
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"
causative - producing an effect; "poverty as a causative factor in crime"
Translations

motor [ˈməutəʳ] nmotor m;
(BRIT) (col) (= vehicle); coche m; carro (LAM); automóvil m; auto m (LAM)
adjmotor(motora, motriz)
motor [ˈməutəʳ] nmoteur m;
(Brit) (inf) (= vehicle); auto f
adjmoteur/trice
motor [ˈməutəʳ] nMotor m;
(Brit) (inf) (car) → Auto nt
cpd (industry, trade) → Auto(mobil)-
motor [ˈməutəʳ] nmotore m;
(BRIT ) (col) (= vehicle); macchina
adjmotore/trice

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. motor مُحَرِّك двигател motor(ový) motor; motor- der Motor; Motor-... κινητήρας motor mootor موتورى moottori (à) moteur מָנוֹע प्रेरक, चालक motor motor motor mótor motore; a motore モーター 원동기, 모터; 모터로 움직이는 variklis, motoras; motorinis motors; dzinējs motor motor motor motor, silnik motor (cu) motor двигатель; мотор motor; motorový motor motor motor เครื่องยนต์ motor 發動機 автомобіль محرک، انجن động cơ ô tô
v
to travel by car We motored down to my mother's house at the weekend. ry يَسوق السَّيّارَه пътувам с кола jet autem køre i bil fahren ταξιδεύω με αυτοκίνητο ir en coche autoga sõitma راندن ajaa autolla aller en auto לִנסוֹע कार से सफर करना voziti se automobilom autózik naik mobil aka, ferðast í bíl andare in automobile 自動車で行く 차로 가다 važiuoti automobiliu braukt ar automobili menaiki kenderaan bermotor per auto reizen kjøre bil, bile jechać samochodem viajar de carro ехать на автомобиле ísť autom peljati se z avtom putovati kolima bila, åka (köra) bil ขับรถยนต์ otomobille gezmek 駕駛汽車旅行 їхати автомобілем گاڑی سے سفر کرنا đi ô tô
n ˈmotorist
a person who drives a motor car The motorist could not avoid hitting the dog. motoris سائِق سَيّارَه шофъор motorista bilist der/die Autofahrer(in) οδηγός αυτοκινήτου automovilista, conductor autojuht ماشين سوار autoilija automobiliste נֶהָג मोटर यात्री, मोटर चालक automobilist autós pengendara mobil ökumaður automobilista 運転者 자동차 운전자 automobilininkas automobilists penunggang kenderaan bermotor automobilist bilist, sjåfør kierowca motorista auto­mobilist автомобилист motorista avtomobilist automobilist bilist, bilförare คนขับรถยนต์ sürücü 駕汽車的人 автомобіліст گاڑی چلانے والا người lái xe mô tô
v ˈmotorize, *ˈmotorise
1 to fit a motor to (eg a bicycle). motoriseer يُجَهِّز بمُحَرِّك слагам мотор на велосипед opatřit motorem motorisere motorisieren βάζω κινητήρα motorizar mootorit paigaldama موتورى کردن moottoroida munir d'un moteur לְהוֹסִיף מָנוֹע मोटर-सज्जित करना motorizirati motorizál memberi motor vélvæða/-búa motorizzare モーターを付ける 모터를 달다 įtaisyti variklį į aprīkot ar motoru/dzinēju memberi motor motoriseren motorisere wyposażyć w silnik pôr um motor a motoriza устанавливать мотор zaviesť motor opremiti z motorjem motorizovati förse med motor ใส่เครื่องยนต์ motor takmak 給...裝上馬達 ставити мотор سائیکل میں موٹر لگانا cơ giới hóa ...
2 to supply (eg troops) with motor vehicles Many army units have been motorized. met motor voorsien يُزَوِّد بالآلِيّات моторизирам motorizovat motorisere motorisieren κάνω κτ. μηχανοκίνητο motorizar motoriseerima موتورى کردن moottoroida motoriser לְצָייֵד בִּכלֵי רֶכֶב मोटरवाहन के साथ सैनिकों को भेजना motorizirati gépesít memberi kendaraan útbúa vélknúnum farartækjum motorizzare 機動化する 기갑화하다, 동력화하다 motorizuoti motorizēt memberi kenderaan bermotor motoriseren motorisere zmotoryzować motorizar a dota cu motorizate моторизовать motorizovať motorizirati motorizovati motorisera จัดเตรียมด้วย motorize etmek 使機動化 моторизувати فوج کو گاڑیاں فراہم کرنا cơ giới hoá 使
n ˈmotorcade [-keid]
a procession in which everyone goes by car. motorkade مَوْكِب سَيّارات، رِتِل автоколона kolona aut bilkortege die Autokolonne πομπή αυτοκινήτων desfile de automóviles autokolonn کاروان موتورى autokaravaani cortège d'automobiles שָׁייֵרת מְכוֹנִיוֹת कारों का काफिला automobilijada autófelvonulás iring-iringan mobil bílalest (corteo d'automobili) 自動車行列 자동차 행렬 automobilių vilkstinė autokolonna beriringan autocolonne bilkortesje kawalkada samochodów desfile automóvel coloană de maşini автоколонна kolóna áut avtomobilski sprevod povorka automobila bilkortege ขบวนรถยนต์นำบุคคลสำคัญไปยังที่ต่าง ๆ oto geçidi 汽車的長列 автоколона گاڑیوں کا قافلہ đoàn xe hộ tống
n ˈmotorway
a road specially made for fast traffic They are building a new motorway to link the two cities. pad طَريق سَيّارات سَريعَه магистрала dálnice motorvej die Autobahn αυτοκινητόδρομος autopista kiirtee شاهراه moottoritie autoroute כְּבִיש मोटर का चौड़ा रास्ता autocesta autópálya jalan bebas hambatan hraðbraut autostrada 高速道路 고속도로 autostrada, greitkelis autoceļš; autostrāde jalan bebas had laju snelweg motorvei autostrada auto-estrada автострада diaľnica avtocesta autoput motorväg ทางด่วน otoyol, otoban 高速公路 автомагістраль تیز گاڑیوں کی شاہ راہ xa lộ
nouns ˈmotorbike, *ˈmotorcycle
any of several types of usually heavy bicycle moved by a motor. motorfiets دَرّاجَه بِمُحَرِّك писта motocykl motorcykel das Kraftrad μοτοσικλέτα motocicleta, moto mootorratas موتور سیکلت moottoripyörä moto(cyclette) אוֹפָנוֹע मोटरसाइकल motorni kotač motorkerékpár sepeda motor mótorhjól motocicletta, moto オートバイ 모터를 장착한 자전거 motociklas motocikls motosikal motorfiets motorsykkel motocykl motociclo motocicletă мотоцикл motocykel motorno kolo motocikl motorcykel รถจักรยานยนต์ motosiklet 摩托車 мопед موٹر سے چلنے والی بھاری موٹر سائیکل xe mô tô
motor car
a vehicle on four wheels, moved by a motor, but not a lorry or van; an automobile, car. motorkar سَيّارَه، عَرَبَه кола automobil bil der Kraftwagen αυτοκίνητο coche, automóvil auto اتومبیل auto auto(mobile) מְכוֹנִית मोटरकार automobil (gép)kocsi mobil bifreið automobile, macchina 自動車 자동차 automobilis vieglā automašīna kereta auto bil samochód carro automobil (легковой) автомобиль automobil avto motorno vozilo bil รถยนต์ araba, otomobil 汽車 легковий автомобіль موٹر گاڑی xe ô tô
n ˈmotorcyclist
a person who rides a motorbike The motorcyclist was injured in the road accident. motorfietsryer سائِق درّاجَه мотоциклетист motocyklista motorcyklist der/die Motorradfahrer(in) μοτοσικλετιστής motociclista, motorista mootorrattur موتورسوار moottoripyöräilijä motocycliste רוֹכֵב אוֹפָנוֹע मोटरसाइकल सवार motociklist motor(kerékpár)os pengendara sepeda motor ökumaður mótorhjóls motociclista オートバイ乗り 오토바이 운전자 motociklininkas motociklists penunggang motosikal motorrijder motorsyklist motocyklista motociclista motociclist мотоциклист motocyklista motorist motociklista motorcykelförare, motorcyklist ผู้ขับขี่มอเตอร์ไซด์ motosiklet sürücüsü 騎摩托車的人 мотоцикліст موٹر سائیکل چلانے والا người lái xe mô tô


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