electric motor

Other forms: electric motors

Definitions of electric motor

1. noun

   a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work
   types:

   starter, starter motor, starting motor

   an electric motor for starting an engine

   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

   kick start, kick starter

   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

   type of:

   motor

   machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion