MOTOR

'Types' of motors include:

★ Electric motor, a machine that converts electricity into a mechanical motion

★ Thermodynamic motor or heat engine, a machine that converts heat into mechanical motion

★ Molecular motors, the essential agents of movement in living organisms

★ Pneumatic motor, a machine that converts the energy of compressed air into mechanical motion

★ Hydraulic motor, a machine that converts the energy of pressurized liquid flow into mechanical motion.

★ Synthetic molecular motors or nanomotors

★ Any device which converts energy into limited and/or intermittent motion (e.g. pneumatic artificial muscles ) may be called an Actuator instead of a Motor.
'Motor' may also refer to:

★ an engine

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★ Motor car or automobile

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★ Motor vehicle

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★ Motorcycle — a term used by police officers to refer to their official duty motorcycles

★ Motor system, the physiological system that is responsible for physical movement

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★ Motor neuron, neurons that originate in the spinal cord and synapse with muscle fibers

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★ Motor skill, the ability of an organism to use the motor system effectively
For the British popgro 'The Motors' see The Motors

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See also

See also

★ Timeline of motor and engine technology