motor unit
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of motor unit
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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“That lady hit the gavel so quick it scared everybody,” said Brown, who won the case and went on to serve in the motor unit for two and a half years.
From Washington Post • Jul. 26, 2021
On the motor unit, riding a dragon, it takes a week to shoot a minute’s worth—sometimes two weeks.
From The New Yorker • May 20, 2019
Why does a motor unit of the eye have few muscle fibers compared to a motor unit of the leg?
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
A motor unit is formed by a motor neuron and all of the muscle fibers that are innervated by that same motor neuron.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The combination of two responses is effected by linking both to the same stimulus; thus the two become united into a coördinated higher motor unit.
From Psychology A Study Of Mental Life by Woodworth, Robert S.
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