ELECTRIC MOTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does electric motor mean? 

• ELECTRIC MOTOR (noun)
  The noun ELECTRIC MOTOR has 1 sense:

1. a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work

  Familiarity information: ELECTRIC MOTOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ELECTRIC MOTOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A motor that converts electricity to mechanical work

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("electric motor" is a kind of...):

motor (machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion)

Meronyms (parts of "electric motor"):

brush (conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor)

stator; stator coil (mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves)

rotor; rotor coil (the rotating armature of a motor or generator)

field magnet (a magnet that provides a magnetic field in a dynamo or electric motor)

armature (coil in which voltage is induced by motion through a magnetic field)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "electric motor"):

starter; starter motor; starting motor (an electric motor for starting an engine)

synchronous motor (electric motor in which the speed of rotation is proportional to the frequency of the A.C. power)

wiper motor (electric motor that moves the windshield wiper)

Holonyms ("electric motor" is a part of...):

electric drill (a rotating power drill powered by an electric motor)

drum sander; electric sander; sander; smoother (a power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor)

electric clock (a clock using a small electric motor)

blower; electric fan (a fan run by an electric motor)

electric hammer (a hammer driven by electric motor)

electric locomotive (a locomotive that is powered by an electric motor)

electric mixer (a food mixer powered by an electric motor)

electric refrigerator; fridge (a refrigerator in which the coolant is pumped around by an electric motor)

electric toothbrush (a toothbrush with an electric motor in the handle that vibrates the head of the brush)

electric typewriter (a typewriter powered by an electric motor)

self-starter (an electric starting motor that automatically starts an internal-combustion engine)

trackless trolley; trolley coach; trolleybus (a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires)

 Context examples 

This study, which is part of the wider smart cities research field, would enable roads to signal to scooters when to slow down, for example, or could automatically cut off the electric motor or engine in case of danger.

(Scientists design “smart” asphalts with magnetic materials for safer electric scooters, University of Granada)

This work—part of the wider research field of smart cities—would enable roads to signal to scooters when to slow down, for example, or could automatically cut off the electric motor or engine in case of danger.

(Scientists design “smart” asphalts with magnetic materials for safer electric scooters, University of Granada)