motor

English

/ˈməʊtə/, /ˈmoʊtɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.
  • (colloquial) A motor car, or automobile.
  • (figuratively) A source of power for something; an inspiration; a driving force.
  • Any protein capable of converting chemical energy into mechanical work.
  • (Christianity) The controller or prime mover of the universe; God.
  • (prison) The fermenting mass of fruit that is the basis of pruno, or "prison wine".

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mōtō (I set in motion) root from Proto-Indo-European *mew- (move, drive, damp).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*mew-

Gloss

move, drive, damp

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

湿

Emoji

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