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Definition of motive
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of motive is as below...
Motive
(n.) The theme or
subject;
a
leading
phrase
or
passage
which is
reproduced
and
varied
through
the
course
of a comor a
movement;
a short
figure,
or
melodic
germ, out of which a whole
movement
is
develpoed.
See also
Leading
motive,
under
Leading..
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Link Motion
::
Link
motion
() A valve gear,
consisting
of two
eccentrics
with their rods,
giving
motion
to a slide valve by an
adjustable
connecting
bar,
called
the link, in such a way that the
motion
of the
engine
can be
reversed,
or the
cut-off
varied,
at will; -- used very
generally
in
locomotives
and
marine
engines..
Spring
::
Spring
(v. i.) To issue or
proceed,
as from a
parent
or
ancestor;
to
result,
as from a
cause,
motive,
reason,
or
principle..
Impeachment
::
Impeachment
(n.) A
calling
in
question
as to
purity
of
motives,
rectitude
of
conduct,
credibility,
etc.;
accusation;
reproach;
as, an
impeachment
of
motives..
Medusoid
::
Medusoid
(a.) Like a
medusa;
having
the
fundamental
structure
of a
medusa,
but
without
a
locomotive
disk; -- said of the
sessile
gonophores
of
hydroids..
Temptationless
::
Temptationless
(a.)
Having
no
temptation
or
motive;
as, a
temptationless
sin..
Drawbar
::
Drawbar
(n.) A bar of iron with an eye at each end, or a heavy link, for
coupling
a
locomotive
to a
tender
or car..
Object
::
Object
(v. t.) That by which the mind, or any of its
activities,
is
directed;
that on which the
purpose
are fixed as the end of
action
or
effort;
that which is
sought
for; end; aim;
motive;
final
cause..
Money-maker
::
Money-maker
(n.) One who
accumulates
money or
wealth;
specifically,
one who makes
money-getting
his
governing
motive..
Impeach
::
Impeach
(v. t.)
Hence,
to
charge
with
impropriety;
to
dishonor;
to bring
discredit
on; to call in
question;
as, to
impeach
one's
motives
or
conduct..
Motive
::
Motive
(n.) That which
produces
conception,
invention,
or
creation
in the mind of the
artist
in
undertaking
his
subject;
the
guiding
or
controlling
idea
manifested
in a work of art, or any part of one..
Farad
::
Farad (n.) The
standard
unit of
electrical
capacity;
the
capacity
of a
condenser
whose
charge,
having
an
electro-motive
force of one volt, is equal to the
amount
of
electricity
which,
with the same
electromotive
force,
passes
through
one ohm in one
second;
the
capacity,
which,
charged
with one
coulomb,
gives an
electro-motive
force of one
volt..
Disinterested
::
Disinterested
(a.) Not
influenced
by
regard
to
personal
interest
or
advantage;
free from
selfish
motive;
having
no
relation
of
interest
or
feeling;
not
biased
or
prejudiced;
as, a
disinterested
decision
or
judge..
Emotivity
::
Emotivity
(n.)
Emotiveness.
Mortify
::
Mortify
(v. i.) To
practice
penance
from
religious
motives;
to
deaden
desires
by
religious
discipline.
Motif
::
Motif (n.)
Motive.
Salutary
::
Salutary
(a.)
Promotive
of, or
contributing
to, some
beneficial
purpose;
beneficial;
advantageous;
as, a
salutary
design..
Dolly
::
Dolly (n.) A
compact,
narrow-gauge
locomotive
used for
moving
construction
trains,
switching,
etc..
Imitation
::
Imitation
(n.) One of the
principal
means of
securing
unity and
consistency
in
polyphonic
composition;
the
repetition
of
essentially
the same
melodic
theme,
phrase,
or
motive,
on
different
degrees
of
pitch,
by one or more of the other parts of
voises.
Cf.
Canon..
Selfish
::
Selfish
(a.)
Believing
or
teaching
that the chief
motives
of human
action
are
derived
from love of self.
Ostensible
::
Ostensible
(a.)
Shown;
exhibited;
declared;
avowed;
professed;
apparent;
-- often used as
opposed
to real or
actual;
as, an
ostensible
reason,
motive,
or aim..
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