motor
adj.
motive, moving; motor; driving
motor (m)
n.
motor, engine; power unit; drive shaft
motor (m)
n.
engine, motor; mover
motor
= prime mover, engine, driving force, driver.
Ex: The implementation of successive programmes for supplying educational institutions with microcomputer equipment seems to be the principal prime mover of computerisation processes.
Ex: These companies have been racing to define the information superhighway for themselves, and to stake a claim in what they view as the economic engine of the information age.
Ex: On-line services have been one of the most powerful driving forces moving information away from its traditional definition and towards the commodity view.
Ex: The realization that knowledge and information provide the fundamental drivers of economic growth is beginning to permeate economic and management thinking.
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* calentar motores = prime + the pump.
* el motor de = the power behind.
* industria del motor = motor industry.
* industria del motor, la = motor trade, the.
* lancha de motor = power boat.
* lancha motora = speedboat.
* motor + calar = engine + stall.
* motor de búsqueda = portal, search engine, crawler.
* motor de combustión interna = internal combustion engine.
* motor de gasolina = gasoline engine.
* motor del cambio = driver of change.
* motor diesel = diesel engine.
* vehículo de tierra a motor = motor land vehicle.