Definition of motor

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Motor (n.) One who, or that which, imparts motion; a source of mechanical power..

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Manumotor :: Manumotor (n.) A small wheel carriage, so constructed that a person sitting in it may move it..
Preataxic :: Preataxic (a.) Occurring before the symptom ataxia has developed; -- applied to the early symptoms of locomotor ataxia.
Phonomotor :: Phonomotor (n.) An instrument in which motion is produced by the vibrations of a sounding body.
Akinesia :: Akinesia (n.) Paralysis of the motor nerves; loss of movement.
Fulgurating :: Fulgurating (a.) Resembling lightning; -- used to describe intense lancinating pains accompanying locomotor ataxy.
Terminal :: Terminal (n.) Either of the ends of the conducting circuit of an electrical apparatus, as an inductorium, dynamo, or electric motor, usually provided with binding screws for the attachment of wires by which a current may be conveyed into or from the machine; a pole..
Excito-motory :: Excito-motory (a.) Exciting motion; -- said of that portion of the nervous system concerned in reflex actions, by which impressions are transmitted to a nerve center and then reflected back so as to produce muscular contraction without sensation or volition..
Kinesodic :: Kinesodic (a.) Conveying motion; as; kinesodic substance; -- applied esp. to the spinal cord, because it is capable of conveying doth voluntary and reflex motor impulses, without itself being affected by motor impulses applied to it directly..
Electromotor :: Electromotor (n.) A mover or exciter of electricity; as apparatus for generating a current of electricity.
Water Motor :: Water motor () A water engine.
Incito-motory :: Incito-motory (a.) Incitomotor.
Depressomotor :: Depressomotor (n.) Any agent that depresses the activity of the motor centers, as bromides, etc..
Brush :: Brush (n.) A bundle of flexible wires or thin plates of metal, used to conduct an electrical current to or from the commutator of a dynamo, electric motor, or similar apparatus..
Oculomotor :: Oculomotor (n.) The oculomotor nerve.
Kinetic :: Kinetic (q.) Moving or causing motion; motory; active, as opposed to latent..
Naze :: Naze (n.) A promotory or headland.
Efferent :: Efferent (a.) Conveyed outward; as, efferent impulses, i. e., such as are conveyed by the motor or efferent nerves from the central nervous organ outwards; -- opposed to afferent..
Power :: Power (n.) A machine acted upon by an animal, and serving as a motor to drive other machinery; as, a dog power..
Horse Power :: Horse power () A machine worked by a horse, for driving other machinery; a horse motor..
Incito-motor :: Incito-motor (a.) Inciting to motion; -- applied to that action which, in the case of muscular motion, commences in the nerve centers, and excites the muscles to contraction. Opposed to excito-motor..
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