Motor (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Conveying information to the muscles from the CNS; "motor nerves".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
Causing or able to cause motion; "a motive force"; "motive power"; "motor energy".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The motor skills of infants develop rapidly during the first year of life.
- The motor functions of the robotic arm were impaired due to a faulty servo.
- Some motor proteins can move along microtubules and act as tiny motors.
- Advances in motor technology have led to more efficient and quieter engines.
- Muscle activity is the motor mechanism that produces movement of the limbs.