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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • mo·tor-driv·en [moh, -ter-driv-, uh, n], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of motor drive1

First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences

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

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

He was tired after his long motor drive.

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

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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