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n. [ L. calor heat + E. motor. ] (Physics) A voltaic battery, having a large surface of plate, and producing powerful heating effects.

a. (Med.) Depressing or diminishing the capacity for movement, as depressomotor nerves, which lower or inhibit muscular activity. -- n. Any agent that depresses the activity of the motor centers, as bromides, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or . [ After Dr. Rudolf Diesel, of Munich, the inventor. ] A type of internal-combustion engine in which the air drawn in by the suction stroke is so highly compressed that the heat generated ignites the fuel (usually a heavy oil), the fuel being automatically sprayed into the cylinder under pressure. The Diesel engine has a very high thermal efficiency. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Cf. F. électromoteur. ] 1. (Physics) A mover or exciter of electricity; as apparatus for generating a current of electricity. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mech.) An apparatus or machine for producing motion and mechanical effects by the action of electricity; an electro-magnetic engine. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Physiol.) Excito-motory; as, excito-motor power or causes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Physiol.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Ideo- + motor. ] (Physiol.) Applied to those actions, or muscular movements, which are automatic expressions of dominant ideas, rather than the result of distinct volitional efforts, as the act of expressing the thoughts in speech, or in writing, while the mind is occupied in the composition of the sentence. Carpenter. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. incitus incited + E. motor. ] (Physiol.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Physiol.) Incitomotor. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Elec.) A type of alternating-current motor comprising two wound members, one stationary, called the stator, and the other rotating, called the rotor, these two members corresponding to a certain extent to the field and armature of a direct-current motor. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. (Physiol.) A term applied to certain nerve centers which govern or restrain subsidiary centers, from which motor impressions issue. McKendrick. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Locomotion. ] Of or pertaining to movement or locomotion. [ 1913 Webster ]

Locomotor ataxia, or
Progressive locomotor ataxy (Med.), a disease of the spinal cord characterized by peculiar disturbances of gait, and difficulty in coordinating voluntary movements. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A voltaic series of two or more large plates, producing a great quantity of electricity of low tension, and hence adapted to the exhibition of electro-magnetic phenomena. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. manus the hand + E. motor. ] A small wheel carriage, so constructed that a person sitting in it may move it. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., fr. movere, motum, to move. ] 1. One who, or that which, imparts motion; a source of mechanical power. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mach.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A motor car; an automobile. [ archiac Colloq. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. a light two-wheeled vehicle containing a motor for propulsion. It is lighter in construction and has a lower speed than a motorcycle. [ PJC ]

2. Specifically: a small motorcycle with a low frame and small weels and elevated handlebars.
Syn. -- minibike. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. Specifically: a bicyle with a motor attached for propulsion. [ PJC ]

n. a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine driving propellers immersed in the water.
Syn. -- powerboat. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a road vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; an omnibus.
Syn. -- bus, autobus, coach, charabanc, double-decker, jitney, motorcoach, omnibus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a procession of people traveling in motor cars. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ or }, n. 1. An automobile, locomobile, or locomotive designed to run and be steered on a street or roadway; esp., an automobile specially designed for passengers and propelled by an internal combustion engine.
Syn. -- car, auto, automobile, machine. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. (Elec. Railroads) Any car containing motors for propulsion. [ U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. a motorbus.
Syn. -- bus, autobus, coach, charabanc, double-decker, jitney, motorbus, omnibus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. i. to ride a motorcycle.
Syn. -- cycle. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ or }, n. A two-wheeled vehicle having a motor attached so as to be self-propelled. In common usage, a motorcycle is of heavier construction with larger wheels, a more powerful motor, and a higher maximum speed than a motorbike. A motorcycle may have a small appended compartment called a sidecar, supported by a third wheel, which can carry a passenger. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

In Great Britain as of 1913 the term motor cycle was treated by statute (3 Ed VII. c. 36) as limited to motor cars (self-propelled vehicles) designed to travel on not more than three wheels, and weighing unladen (that is, without water, fuel, or accumulators necessary for propulsion) not more than three hundred weight (336 lbs.). [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. The process of riding a motocycle. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. travel on a motorcycle. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A person who rides a motorcycle.
Syn. -- biker, cyclist. [ PJC ]

a. (Mach.) Driven or actuated by a motor, esp. by an individual electric motor. An electric motor forms an integral part of many machine tools in numerous modern machine shops. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

adj. equipped with a motor or motors; motorized. Opposite of unmotorized. [ Narrower terms: bimotored; trimotored ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

. The combination consisting of a generator and a driving motor mechanically connected, usually on a common bedplate and with the two shafts directly coupled or combined into a single shaft. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ } a. [ L. motorius that has motion. See Motor, n. ] Causing or setting up motion; pertaining to organs of motion; -- applied especially in physiology to those nerves or nerve fibers which only convey impressions from a nerve center to muscles, thereby causing motion. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the act or recreation of riding in or driving a motor car or automobile. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Pertaining to motor cars or automobiles, or to the technology of such; addicted to riding in or driving automobiles; as, motoring parlance; my motoring friend. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. motorization. [ Chiefly Brit. ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. same as motorize. [ Brit. ] [ PJC ]

n. the act of motorizing (equiping with motors or with motor vehicles).
Syn. -- motorisation. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ Motor + -ize. ] 1. To substitute motor-driven vehicles, or automobiles, for the horses and horse-drawn vehicles of (a fire department, city, etc.). [ archaic ] -- Mo`tor*i*za"tion n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2. to equip (a piece of machinery) with a motor. [PJC]

3. to provide with automobiles or other motor vehicles; as, a motorized army division.
Syn. -- mechanize. [PJC]

adj. 1. same as motored; as, a motorized wheelchair. Opposite of unmotorized. [ Narrower terms: bimotored ; trimotored ]
Syn. -- motored. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. Equipped with vehicles to permit rapid movement from place to place.
Syn. -- mechanized. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. having no motor. Opposite of motorized.
Syn. -- unmotorized. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. A man who controls a motor. [ archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. an operator of a motor vehicle, especially of a streetcar or subway train. [ PJC ]

n. a person who talks excessively. [ derogatory ] [ PJC ]

a. Of or pertaining to motorpathy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. motor a mover + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, to suffer. ] (Med.) same as Kinesiatrics. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Nerve + motor. ] (Physiol.) Any agent capable of causing nervimotion. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Oculo- + motor. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the movement of the eye; -- applied especially to the common motor nerves (or third pair of cranial nerves) which supply many of the muscles of the orbit. -- n. The oculomotor nerve. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Phono- + -motor. ] (Physics) An instrument in which motion is produced by the vibrations of a sounding body. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Psycho- + motor. ] Of or pertaining to movement produced by action of the mind or will. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. pulmo lung + E. motor. ] An apparatus for producing artificial respiration by pumping oxygen or air or a mixture of the two into and out of the lungs, as of a person who has been asphyxiated by drowning, breathing poisonous gases, or the like, or of one who has been stunned by an electrical shock. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Gr. "rei^n to flow + E. motor.] (Elec.) Any apparatus by which an electrical current is originated. [R.] [1913 Webster]

a. (Physiol.) Causing secretion; -- said of nerves which go to glands and influence secretion. [ 1913 Webster ]