prime+mover
11prime mover — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms prime mover : singular prime mover plural prime movers someone who has a major influence on the starting or development of something one of the prime movers behind the new museum project …
12prime mover — noun Etymology: translation of Medieval Latin primus motor Date: 1809 1. a. an initial source of motive power (as a windmill, waterwheel, turbine, or internal combustion engine) designed to receive and modify force and motion as supplied by some… …
13prime mover — prime′ mov′er n. 1) a) mec the initial agent, as wind or electricity, that puts a machine in motion b) mec a machine, as a waterwheel or steam engine, that receives and modifies energy as supplied by some natural source 2) mil a means of towing a …
14Prime Mover (comics) — Superherobox| caption= comic color=background:#ff8080 character name=Prime Mover real name= species= publisher=Marvel Comics debut= Strange Tales #167 (Apr 1968) creators=Jim Steranko alliance color=background:#c0c0ff status= alliances= previous… …
15Prime mover (locomotive) — In locomotives, a prime mover is the primary source of power to run the locomotive.In Diesel electric locomotives, prime mover refers to the Diesel engine that drives the generator or alternator to produce electrical power, fed to the traction… …
16prime mover — 1. Mech. a. the initial agent, as wind or electricity, that puts a machine in motion. b. a machine, as a water wheel or steam engine, that receives and modifies energy as supplied by some natural source. 2. means of towing a cannon, as an animal …
17prime mover — noun a) The initial agent that is the cause of all things. b) A machine, such as a water wheel or steam engine, that receives and modifies energy as supplied by some natural source or fuel and transforms it into mechanical work Syn …
18prime mover — See mover, unmoved …
19prime mover — Synonyms and related words: abettor, actor, actuator, agent, ancestors, animator, apprentice, architect, artificer, artist, author, begetter, beginner, builder, cajoler, catalyst, causer, coax, coaxer, conceiver, constructor, craftsman, creator,… …
20prime mover — noun (C) 1 someone who has great influence in the development of something important: She s one of the prime movers in the Republican movement. 2 technical a natural force, such as wind or water, that can be used to produce power …
