Motor

//ˈməʊtə//

Synonyms for "motor" (105 found)

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Closest matches (21)

Strong matches (32)

Adjective(1 words)
centrifugal
Verb(1 words)
drive
Noun(2 words)
enginekicker

Related words (52)

Adjective(1 words)
motive
Verb(1 words)
moto

Related word relations

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12 relation types

More general

8 entries

Synonyms

4 entries

Related terms

1 entries

at location

1 entries

capable of

3 entries

derived

194 entries

Showing 16 of 194 words.

has context

4 entries

is a

3 entries

part of

1 entries

related to

98 entries

Showing 16 of 98 words.

similar

5 entries

used for

1 entries

Translations

186 translations across 90 languages.

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Afrikaans

3 entries
  • motories adj (biology: relating to ability to move)
  • enjin noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • motor noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Albanian

2 entries
  • motor noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • motor noun (figuratively: source of power; driving force)

Arabic

2 entries
  • مُحَرِّك noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • مُوتُور noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Armenian

1 entries
  • շարժիչ noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • motor noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • mühərrik noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • мато́р noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • рухаві́к noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Bengali

2 entries
  • ইঞ্জিন noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • মোটর noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • автомобилен adj (relating to motor cars)
  • двигателен adj (biology: relating to ability to move)
  • моторен adj (nautical: propelled by an internal combustion engine)
  • дви́гател noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Burmese

2 entries
  • မော်တော် noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • အင်ဂျင် noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Catalan

2 entries
  • motor adj (biology: relating to ability to move)
  • motor noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Chinese Cantonese

4 entries
  • 引擎 noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • 摩托 noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • 發動機 /发动机 noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • 電動機 /电动机 noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 引擎 noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • 摩托 noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • 發動機 /发动机 noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • 電動機 /电动机 noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Cornish

1 entries
  • jynn noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Czech

2 entries
  • motorický adj (biology: relating to ability to move)
  • motor noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Danish

1 entries
  • motor noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Dari

1 entries
  • موتَر noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Dutch

2 entries
  • motor noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • motorrijtuig noun (colloquial: motor car — see also automobile)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • motoro noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Estonian

1 entries
  • mootor noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Faroese

1 entries
  • motorur noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Finnish

4 entries
  • ajoneuvo adj (relating to motor cars)
  • moottori adj (relating to motor cars)
  • moottori adj (nautical: propelled by an internal combustion engine)
  • motorinen adj (biology: relating to ability to move)

French

1 entries
  • moteur noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Georgian

2 entries
  • მოტორი noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • ძრავა noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

German

3 entries
  • Antrieb noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • Motor noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • Triebwerk noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Greek

3 entries
  • κινητικός adj (biology: relating to ability to move)
  • κινητήρας noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • μηχανή noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Greenlandic

1 entries
  • motoori noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Hausa

1 entries
  • mōtā̀ noun (colloquial: motor car — see also automobile)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • מָנוֹעַ noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Hindi

2 entries
  • इंजन noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • मोटर noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • motor noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Hunsrik

1 entries
  • Motoer noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • mótor noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Ido

1 entries
  • motoro noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Indonesian

3 entries
  • enjin noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • mesin noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • motor noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Interlingua

1 entries
  • motor noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Iranian Persian

2 entries
  • موتور noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • مُحَرِّک noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Irish

2 entries
  • luaileach adj (biology: relating to ability to move)
  • mótar noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Italian

4 entries
  • motorio adj (biology: relating to ability to move)
  • auto noun (colloquial: motor car — see also automobile)
  • autovettura noun (colloquial: motor car — see also automobile)
  • macchina noun (colloquial: motor car — see also automobile)

Japanese

4 entries
  • エンジン noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • エンジン noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • モーター noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • 原動機 noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Kazakh

2 entries
  • мотор noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • қозғалтқыш noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Khmer

2 entries
  • ម៉ាស៊ីន noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • ម៉ូតូ noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Korean

3 entries
  • 기관 noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • 모터 noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • 엔진 noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Kyrgyz

2 entries
  • кыймылдаткыч noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • мотор noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Lao

2 entries
  • ຍົນ noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • ມໍເຕີ noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Latvian

2 entries
  • dzinējs noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • motors noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • motoras noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • variklis noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Lü

1 entries
  • ᦝᦱᧉᦎᦳᧂᧈᦋᦲᧈ noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • мотор noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Malay

3 entries
  • enjin noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • enjin noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • motor noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Maltese

2 entries
  • magna f {2} noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • mutur noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Mirandese

1 entries
  • motor noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Mon

1 entries
  • မဝ်တာ noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Mongolian

2 entries
  • мотор noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • хөдөлгүүр noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Māori

4 entries
  • whakaneke adj (biology: relating to ability to move)
  • iniana noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • initia noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • mīhini noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Navajo

1 entries
  • atsiitsʼiin noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Nepali

1 entries
  • मोटर noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Norman

1 entries
  • engîn noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Northern Kurdish

2 entries
  • makîne noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • motor noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Northern Sami

1 entries
  • mohtor noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • motor noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • motor noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Nupe

1 entries
  • mátò noun (colloquial: motor car — see also automobile)

Pashto

2 entries
  • انجن noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • ماشين noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Inzhen noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Polish

1 entries
  • silnik noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • motor adj (biology: relating to ability to move)
  • motor noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • motor noun (colloquial: motor car — see also automobile)

Romanian

1 entries
  • motor noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Russian

4 entries
  • автомоби́льный adj (relating to motor cars)
  • мото́рный adj (nautical: propelled by an internal combustion engine)
  • дви́гатель noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • дви́житель noun (figuratively: source of power; driving force)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • motar noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • mòtōr noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • мо̀то̄р noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Slovak

1 entries
  • motor noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Slovene

1 entries
  • motor noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Spanish

3 entries
  • motor adj (biology: relating to ability to move)
  • motor noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • motor noun (colloquial: motor car — see also automobile)

Swedish

4 entries
  • bil adj (relating to motor cars)
  • motor adj (nautical: propelled by an internal combustion engine)
  • motorisk adj (biology: relating to ability to move)
  • motor noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Tajik

2 entries
  • мотор noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • муҳаррик noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Tatar

2 entries
  • йөрткеч noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • мотор noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Telugu

2 entries
  • చిన్న కారు noun (colloquial: motor car — see also automobile)
  • యంత్రము noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Thai

2 entries
  • มอเตอร์ noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • เครื่องยนต์ noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Tibetan

1 entries
  • ཤེད་འཕྲུལ noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Turkish

1 entries
  • motor noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Turkmen

2 entries
  • dwigatel noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • motor noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • двигу́н noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • мото́р noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Urdu

2 entries
  • اِنْجَن noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • موٹَر noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Uyghur

2 entries
  • ماتور noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • موتور noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Uzbek

3 entries
  • dvigatel noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • motor noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • muharrik noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • mô-tơ noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)
  • động cơ noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Welsh

1 entries
  • modur noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • מאָטאָר noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Yoruba

1 entries
  • mọ́tò noun (colloquial: motor car — see also automobile)

Zhuang

1 entries
  • fazdunggih noun (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy)

Sample sentences

26 total sentences available.

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The motor started to run.

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There is nothing the matter with the motor.

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The motor does not function properly.

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The airplane used a rocket motor to assist with takeoff.

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