electric motor
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of electric motor
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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In an axial flux motor, the electromagnetic field is parallel to the motor’s axis of rotation, instead of perpendicular in a conventional electric motor.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
It was also connected to a small electric motor to produce electrical current.
From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026
The modern world has been transformed by inventions from the electric motor to penicillin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
Fuel cell cars work by combining hydrogen fuel with oxygen in the air to make electricity, which powers an electric motor, which makes the car go.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2024
Our centrifuge had a huge electric motor and a fifty-foot arm with a simulated spacecraft on its end.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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