Phrase guide

electric motor

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A motor that converts electrical energy into kinetic energy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: motor

Narrower terms: starter, starter motor, starting motor, synchronous motor, wiper motor

History

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: электрарухаві́к (eljektraruxavík) — motor
  • Bulgarian: електромото́р (elektromotór) — motor
  • Bulgarian: електри́чески двига́тел (elektríčeski dvigátel) — motor
  • Bulgarian: електродвига́тел (elektrodvigátel) — motor
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電動機 /电动机 (diàndòngjī) — motor
  • Czech: elektromotor — motor
  • Danish: elektromotor — motor
  • Danish: elmotor — motor
  • Dutch: elektromotor — motor
  • Finnish: sähkömoottori — motor
  • Italian: motore elettrico — motor
  • Japanese: 電動機 — motor
  • Macedonian: електромо́тор (elektromótor) — motor
  • Norwegian Bokmål: elektromotor — motor
  • Norwegian Bokmål: elmotor — motor
  • Norwegian Bokmål: elektrisk motor — motor
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: elektromotor — motor
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: elmotor — motor
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: elektrisk motor — motor
  • Polish: silnik elektryczny — motor
  • Romanian: motor electric — motor
  • Russian: электри́ческий мото́р (elektríčeskij motór) — motor
  • Russian: электромото́р (elektromotór) — motor
  • Russian: электродви́гатель (elektrodvígatelʹ) — motor
  • Tagalog: dagisog — motor
  • Ukrainian: електродвигу́н (elektrodvyhún) — motor
  • Ukrainian: електромото́р (elektromotór) — motor