MOTIVE POWER


Meaning of MOTIVE POWER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1775

1. : an agency (as water or steam) used to impart motion especially to machinery

2. : something (as a locomotive or a motor) that provides motive power to a system

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.