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motor,
electric&o=10616
motor, electric&o=10616
Motor
[
moh
-ter
]
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/
ˈmoʊ
tər
/
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Motor
may refer to:
Engine
Motor car
or automobile
Motor vehicle
Motorcycle
, a term used by police officers to refer to their official duty motorcycles
Motor system
, the physiological system that is responsible for physical movement
Motor neuron
, neurons that originate in the spinal cord and synapse with muscle fibers
Motor skill
, the ability of an organism to use the motor system effectively
The Motors
, a British music group
Motor language
, extinct language of Siberia.
See also
AC motor
, a machine using AC (
alternating current
) electricity
Electric motor
, a machine that converts electricity into a mechanical motion
Electrostatic motor
Molecular motors
, the essential agents of movement in living organisms
Pneumatic motor
, a machine that converts the energy of compressed air into mechanical motion
Hydraulic motor
, a machine that converts the energy of pressurized liquid flow into mechanical motion
Nanomotor
Synthetic molecular motors
or nanomotors
Actuator
Heat engine
, a machine that converts heat into mechanical motion
Transducer
Timeline of motor and engine technology
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