MOTOR
What does "MOTOR" mean?
A machine that converts energy, especially electricity or fuel, into mechanical motion.
Meanings
- A device that produces rotary or linear motion from a power source. The blender's motor whined and then stalled on the frozen fruit.
- A car or other motor vehicle. He polished the motor every Sunday in the driveway. informal
- Relating to muscular movement or the nerves that control it. Stroke can impair a patient's fine motor skills. technical
- To travel by car, especially in a leisurely way. We motored down the coast with the windows open. informal
Did you know?
- Electric motors are the planet's quiet electricity hog: motor-driven systems use roughly 45% of all the electricity the world generates.
Word origin
From Latin 'motor', meaning 'mover', from 'movere', 'to move'; adopted in English in the 1580s and applied to machines in the 19th century.
Remember it
MOTOR shares its Latin root with 'motion' and 'move' - all three start with MO and all three are about going somewhere.
A little poem
A coil and a spark-
stillness wound into a spin
no hand has to push.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why did the electric motor go to therapy? It had too many revolutions and no resolution.
What it teaches
Power alone spins nothing; it needs a coil to turn force into a direction.
Quick facts
What does MOTOR mean?
A machine that converts energy, especially electricity or fuel, into mechanical motion.
Is MOTOR a valid word?
Yes — MOTOR is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is MOTOR?
MOTOR has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does MOTOR come from?
From Latin 'motor', meaning 'mover', from 'movere', 'to move'; adopted in English in the 1580s and applied to machines in the 19th century.
What can MOTOR teach us?
Power alone spins nothing; it needs a coil to turn force into a direction.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.