Definition of motor

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Motor (n.) A prime mover; a machine by means of which a source of power, as steam, moving water, electricity, etc., is made available for doing mechanical work..

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Excito-motion :: Excito-motion (n.) Motion excited by reflex nerves. See Excito-motory.
Motorpathy :: Motorpathy (n.) Kinesiatrics.
Pressor :: Pressor (a.) Causing, or giving rise to, pressure or to an increase of pressure; as, pressor nerve fibers, stimulation of which excites the vasomotor center, thus causing a stronger contraction of the arteries and consequently an increase of the arterial blood pressure; -- opposed to depressor..
Ideo-motion :: Ideo-motion (n.) An ideo-motor movement.
Motorman :: Motorman (n.) A man who controls a motor.
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..
Depressomotor :: Depressomotor (n.) Any agent that depresses the activity of the motor centers, as bromides, etc..
Chain Wheel :: Chain wheel () An inversion of the chain pump, by which it becomes a motor driven by water..
Rheomotor :: Rheomotor (n.) Any apparatus by which an electrical current is originated.
Motor :: Motor (n.) A prime mover; a machine by means of which a source of power, as steam, moving water, electricity, etc., is made available for doing mechanical work..
Motorpathic :: Motorpathic (a.) Of or pertaining to motorpathy.
Terebrating :: Terebrating (a.) Boring; piercing; -- applied to certain kinds of pain, especially to those of locomotor ataxia..
Psycho-motor :: Psycho-motor (a.) Of or pertaining to movement produced by action of the mind or will.
Brake :: Brake (v. t.) An apparatus for testing the power of a steam engine, or other motor, by weighing the amount of friction that the motor will overcome; a friction brake..
Excito-motor :: Excito-motor (a.) Excito-motory; as, excito-motor power or causes..
Preataxic :: Preataxic (a.) Occurring before the symptom ataxia has developed; -- applied to the early symptoms of locomotor ataxia.
Akinesia :: Akinesia (n.) Paralysis of the motor nerves; loss of movement.
Develop :: Develop (v. t.) To free from that which infolds or envelops; to unfold; to lay open by degrees or in detail; to make visible or known; to disclose; to produce or give forth; as, to develop theories; a motor that develops 100 horse power..
Vasomotor :: Vasomotor (a.) Causing movement in the walls of vessels; as, the vasomotor mechanisms; the vasomotor nerves, a system of nerves distributed over the muscular coats of the blood vessels..
Kinetic :: Kinetic (q.) Moving or causing motion; motory; active, as opposed to latent..
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