motor in English: The part of a machine that turns power into movement. (noun)

Translation

The part of a machine that turns power into movement.

Word origin

From Latin motor, meaning a mover, from movere, to move.

Gender

Pluralmotors

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A motor makes a machine move.

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Here the motor is the part that turns the drum.

racing .

Here "motor" describes sport with cars or motorbikes.

engine

The part of a machine that uses fuel or power to make it move.

car

A road vehicle with four wheels and an engine that carries a small number of people.

machine

A thing with moving parts that uses power to do work for people.

power

The strength or right to do something or to control others.

drive

To make a car or other vehicle move and to steer it.

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