electric motor - Definition | Dictionary definition of electric motor

Definition of electric motor

a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work

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an electric motor for starting an engine; kick start, kick starter
a starter (as on a motorcycle) that is activated with the foot and the weight of the body; self-starter
an electric starting motor that automatically starts an internal-combustion engine; synchronous motor
electric motor in which the speed of rotation is proportional to the frequency of the A.C. power; wiper motor
electric motor that moves the windshield wiper

Type of:: motor
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion