motor
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
motor/ˈməʊtə(r)/
▶noun
- 1 a machine, especially one powered by electricity or internal combustion, that supplies motive power for a vehicle or other device.
- 2 Brit. informal a car.
- 1 chiefly Brit. driven by a motor.
■ relating to motor vehicles: motor insurance.
- 2 giving, imparting, or producing motion or action.
■ Physiology relating to muscular movement or the nerves activating it.
■ informal move or travel quickly.
– derivatives
motorable adjective.
motorable adjective.
– origin ME: from L., lit. ‘mover’, based on movere ‘to move’.
'motor' also found in these Oxford entries:
aftermarket
- all-terrain vehicle
- alternative fuel
- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- antifreeze
- armature
- asynchronous
- autocross
- automotive
- autoworker
- balloon tyre
- black flag
- blend
- blip
- blue flag
- bodyshell
- bonnet
- brush
- buggy
- bull bar
- bumper
- bus
- cable car
- caliper
- camber
- camper
- capstan
- caravan
- caravanette
- carnet
- car phone
- catalytic converter
- central locking
- change
- charter
- chassis
- chequered flag
- chicane
- circuit
- clerk
- commutator
- comprehensive
- concours
- conductive education
- crown wheel
- cruise control
- crumple zone
- cut
- debus
- declutch
