motor

adj. providing power, setting in motion; of an engine; of the muscular system; of movement

v. travel by car (British)

n. small engine; device which provides power for moving parts; machine which provides its own power

Types of motors include:Electric motor, a machine that converts electricity into a mechanical motionThermodynamic motor or heat engine, a machine that converts heat into mechanical motionMolecular motors, the essential agents of movement in living organismsPneumatic motor, a machine that converts the energy of compressed air into mechanical motionHydraulic motor, a machine that converts the energy of pressurized liquid flow into mechanical motion.Synthetic molecular motors or nanomotors Any device which converts energy into limited and/or intermittent motion (e.g. pneumatic artificial muscles ) may be called an Actuator instead of a Motor.
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Noun
1. machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
(hypernym) machine
(hyponym) electric motor
(derivation) motorize
2. a nonspecific agent that imparts motion; "happiness is the aim of all men and the motor of all action"
(hypernym) agent
Verb
1. travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"
(synonym) drive
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(entail) ride
(verb-group) drive, take
(derivation) motorist, automobilist
(classification) driving
Adjective
1. conveying information to the muscles from the CNS; "motor nerves"
(synonym) centrifugal, motor(a)
(similar) efferent, motorial
2. causing or able to cause motion; "a motive force"; "motive power"; "motor energy"
(synonym) motive(a)
(similar) causative

n. motor, engine, machine which supplies force and motion; motivation, incentive, drive

adj. motive, moving; motor; driving

n. motor, engine; power unit; drive shaft