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Added 9 October 2026

motor

/ˈməʊtə/ noun

Latin root: mōtor Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about motor at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion.
A nonspecific agent that imparts motion.
happiness is the aim of all men and the motor of all action

verb

Travel or be transported in a vehicle.
We drove to the university every morning

adjective

Conveying information to the muscles from the CNS.
motor nerves
Causing or able to cause motion.
a motive force

Origin

From Middle English motour (“controller, prime mover; God”), from Latin mōtor (“mover; that which moves something”), from mōtō (“to set in motion”).

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