motor

Meanings

• 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"
• travel or be transported in a vehicle
  • "They motored to London for the theater"
• conveying information to the muscles from the CNS
  • "motor nerves"
• causing or able to cause motion
  • "motor energy"

Synonyms

centrifugal, drive, motive