English > electric motor: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | A motor that converts electricity to mechanical work. |
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| Part of | drum sander, electric sander, sander, smoother | A power tool used for sanding wood |
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| electric clock | A clock using a small electric motor |
| electric drill | A rotating power drill powered by an electric motor |
| electric fan, blower | 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 |
| trolleybus, trolley coach, trackless trolley | A passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires |
| Parts | armature | coil in which voltage is induced by motion through a magnetic field |
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| brush | conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor |
| field magnet | A magnet that provides a magnetic field in a dynamo or electric motor |
| rotor, rotor coil | The rotating armature of a motor or generator |
| stator, stator coil | mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves |
| Narrower | starter, starter motor, starting motor | An electric motor for starting an engine |
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| 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 |
| Broader | motor | machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion |
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| Spanish | electromotor, motor eléctrico |
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| Catalan | electromotor, motor elèctric |
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