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The power that enables something to move.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, sometimes, uncountable, usually
Examples
- Using electricity as motive power for railroads will do away with fuel trains, tenders, coal handling, water, and all that.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The locomotives or other powered units that operate on a railway.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: collective, uncountable, usually
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the power or ability to move
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: locomotion, motivity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mobility
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Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
動力 /动力
(dònglì)
— power that enables something to move
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Chinese Mandarin:
原動力 /原动力
(yuándònglì)
— power that enables something to move
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Finnish:
käyttövoima
— power that enables something to move
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French:
force motrice
— power that enables something to move
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Italian:
forza motrice
— power that enables something to move
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Polish:
siła napędowa
— power that enables something to move
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Spanish:
fuerza motriz
— power that enables something to move