PRIME MOVER


Meaning of PRIME MOVER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Etymology: translation of Medieval Latin primus motor

Date: 1809

1.

a. : an initial source of motive power (as a windmill, waterwheel, turbine, or internal combustion engine) designed to receive and modify force and motion as supplied by some natural source and apply them to drive machinery

b. : a powerful tractor or truck usually with all-wheel drive

2. : the self-moved being that is the source of all motion

3. : the original or most effective force in an undertaking or work

education is…a prime mover of cultural and societal change — R. C. Buck

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