NOUN | artifact | starter motor, starter, starting motor | an electric motor for starting an engine |
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Meaning | An electric motor for starting an engine. | |
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Synonyms | starter, starting motor | |
Part of | electrical system | equipment in a motor vehicle that provides electricity to start the engine and ignite the fuel and operate the lights and windshield wiper and heater and air conditioner and radio |
Narrower | kick starter, kick start | A starter (as on a motorcycle) that is activated with the foot and the weight of the body |
self-starter | An electric starting motor that automatically starts an internal-combustion engine | |
Broader | electric motor | A motor that converts electricity to mechanical work |
Spanish | botón de arranque, cebador, motor de arranque, starter | |
Catalan | botó d'arrencada, estàrter |
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