单词	motive power
释义	motive power noun 1 : an agency (such as water or steam) used to impart motion especially to machinery 2 : something (such as a locomotive or a motor) that provides motive power to a system Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web That modular architecture will lay the foundation of every future Rolls-Royce, regardless of its motive power. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 29 July 2022 An overheated contactor that opens while driving can result in a loss of motive power, which can increase the risk of an accident. Laura Sky Brown, Car and Driver, 14 June 2022 VanMoof says the final version of the bike (likely depending on options) will have 1,000 cumulative Watts of motive power. Bill Roberson, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2021 That engine, which provides no motive power per se, extends range by acting as an onboard generator to recharge the battery pack. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 May 2021 The labor of these dogs, whose hours are as exactly regulated as those of their human fellow laborers, consists in furnishing motive power to the bellows, which fan the furnaces of the atéliers. Dan Schlenoff, Scientific American, 15 Mar. 2021 The motive power behind all of these institutions was American commitment. Matthew Continetti, National Review, 14 Dec. 2019 So was the stove and most of the engine, which was powered by gas produced from coal, though most of the motive power came from the 12,900 square feet of sail. John Kelly, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2019 Dethleffs says that adding electric motive power will decrease the towing demands of the camper and make handling better while driving. Megan Barber, Curbed, 29 Aug. 2018 See More Word History First Known Use 1702, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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