motor drive

noun

1. a mechanical system, including an electric motor, used to operate a machine or machines.

motor drive

noun

1. photog a battery-operated motorized system to give fast film advance between exposures Compare autowinder

Other Word Forms

• motor-driven adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of motor drive¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Using a motor drive, on my hands and knees, I fired away as the Toyota was being pulled out.

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Cameras were getting smaller, and the addition of a motor drive enabled you to shoot an amazing four frames per second.

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He was tired after his long motor drive.

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“Especially at night you just didn’t motor drive it and fire off a bunch of stuff,” he said.

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Each of the two engines consists of a DC/DC converter to increase the voltage from the batteries, and a permanent magnet motor drive to transform the electrical signal into mechanical energy.

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