motor : Idioms & Phrases

• noun an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil
  diesel engine; diesel.
  

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• noun a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work
  

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• . See Electro-motor, #2

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Ex*ci`to-mo"tor adjective

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1. (Physiol.) Excitomotory; as, excito-motor power or causes.

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• noun a form of neuropathy that can begin between childhood and young adulthood; characterized by weakness and atrophy of the muscles of the hands and lower legs; progression is slow and individuals affected can have a normal life span; inheritance is X-linked recessive or X-linked dominant
  Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
  

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I`de*o-mo"tor adjective

Etymology

Ideo- + motor.

Definitions

1. (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.

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In*ci`to-mo"tor adjective

Etymology

L. incitus incited + E. motor.

Definitions

1. (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.

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In*hib"i*to*ry-mo"tor adjective

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1. (Physiol.) A term applied to certain nerve centers which govern or restrain subsidiary centers, from which motor impressions issue. McKendrick.

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• noun aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired
  ataxic aphasia; Broca's aphasia; nonfluent aphasia; expressive aphasia.
  

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• noun the cortical area that influences motor movements
  motor cortex; Rolando's area; excitable area; motor area.
  

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• noun inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait
  ataxia; ataxy; dyssynergia.
  

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• noun the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor
  Motown; Detroit.
  

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• noun control of muscles
  

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• noun the cortical area that influences motor movements
  motor cortex; Rolando's area; excitable area; motor area.
  

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• noun the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle
  endplate; end-plate.
  

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• noun a nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the muscles or glands
  efferent fiber.
  

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• noun a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling
  camper; camping bus.
  

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• noun a device on an automobile for making a warning noise
  automobile horn; horn; hooter; car horn.
  

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• noun a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area
  court; motor inn; tourist court; motor hotel.
  

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• noun a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area
  court; motor inn; tourist court; motor hotel.
  

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• noun a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area
  court; motor inn; tourist court; motor hotel.
  

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• noun your memory for motor skills
  muscle memory.
  

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• noun a lawn mower powered by a gasoline motor
  power mower.
  

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• noun a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands
  efferent; efferent nerve.
  

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• noun a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord
  motor nerve fiber; motoneuron; efferent neuron.
  

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• noun a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord
  motor nerve fiber; motoneuron; efferent neuron.
  

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• noun oil used to lubricate the moving parts of a motor
  

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• noun a fleet of military vehicles controlled by a single agency and available for use as needed
  

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• noun the cortical area that influences motor movements
  motor cortex; Rolando's area; excitable area; motor area.
  

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• noun a wheeled vehicle with small wheels and a low-powered gasoline engine geared to the rear wheel
  scooter.
  

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• noun a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat
  mosquito craft; PT boat; mosquito boat.
  

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• noun a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails
  automotive vehicle.
  

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• adjective satellite relying on an engine for propulsion in addition to muscle power
  
  • a motor-assisted bicycle

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• noun internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat
  outboard.
  

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Psy`cho-mo"tor adjective

Etymology

Psycho- + motor.

Definitions

1. Of or pertaining to movement produced by action of the mind or will.

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• noun any of the important motor nerves on each side of the central nervous system that run from the sensorimotor areas of the cortex through the brainstem to motor neurons of the cranial nerve nuclei and the ventral root of the spinal cord
  corticospinal tract; pyramidal tract.
  

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• noun an electric motor for starting an engine
  starter motor; starter.
  

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• noun an electric motor for starting an engine
  starter motor; starter.
  

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• noun a motor (especially an electric motor) that moves or rotates in small discrete steps
  stepper.
  

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• noun electric motor in which the speed of rotation is proportional to the frequency of the A.C. power
  

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Wa"ter mo"tor

Definitions

1. A water engine.
2. A water wheel; especially, a small water wheel driven by water from a street main.

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• noun electric motor that moves the windshield wiper
  

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