motor

Powers a vehicle

Motor refers to a machine that converts energy into mechanical force and motion, powering everything from cars to appliances.

The word comes from Latin for "mover," and this sense of causing movement extends beyond machinery: motor skills involve coordinated physical movement, and to motor somewhere is to travel by car.

As an adjective, motor describes things relating to engines or vehicles (motor oil, motor vehicle) or to muscular movement (motor neurons).

mechanical

gear

Toothed wheel or belongings

bearingPosture or orientation
shaftNarrow vertical passage
flywheelRotational energy storage device

belt · pulley · coupling · transmission · clutch · differential · driveshaft · chain · sprocket · actuator

engine

cylinder

Circular-based solid form

pistonReciprocating cylinder component
crankshaftRotating engine shaft
carburetorEngine fuel-air mixer

valve · exhaust · spark plug · ignition · fuel injection · turbocharger · supercharger · four-stroke · diesel engine · gasoline engine

figurative

driving force

Power behind movement

impetusForce initiating action
catalystAgent enabling change
prime moverPower source or initiator

motivation · stimulus · engine · powerhouse · dynamo · spark · force · energy · momentum · thrust

electrical

armature

Rotating electromagnetic coil

rotorSpinning mechanical assembly
statorImmobile motor component
windingCurving repeatedly, sinuous

brushless · commutator · servo · torque · RPM · variable speed · synchronous · asynchronous · coil · magnetism

driving

drive

Operate a vehicle

propelForce into motion
accelerateIncrease in velocity
powerEnergy transfer rate

run · spin · operate · engage · start · stall · overheat · burn out · malfunction · maintain

motor

gear

cylinder

driving force

armature

drive

motor

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