Definition of Prime mover

1. Noun. An agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause. "God is the first cause"

Exact synonyms: First Cause, Primum Mobile
Generic synonyms: Causal Agency, Causal Agent, Cause

Definition of Prime mover

1. Noun. (philosophy) The initial agent that is the cause of all things. ¹

2. Noun. 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 ¹

3. Noun. (automotive) The front part of a semi-trailer type truck, i.e., the tractor to which the trailer part attaches. ¹

4. Noun. (American English) A military or heavy construction vehicle. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prime Mover

prime decomposition
prime directive
prime directives
prime factor
prime factorization
prime factors
prime formula
prime implicant
prime implicants
prime interest rate
prime meridian
prime minister
prime ministerial
prime ministers
prime ministership
prime mover
prime movers
prime number
prime numbers
prime of life
prime quantity
prime time
primed
primed(p)
primehood
primely
primeness
primenesses
primer
primer coat

Literary usage of Prime mover

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Manual of Applied Mechanics by William John Macquorn Rankine (1904)
"The mechanism of a prime mover comprehends all those |>arts by means of which ... The useful work of a prime mover is the energy which it transmits to any ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"The point where the mechanism belonging to the prime mover ends and that belonging to the train for modifying the force and motion begins is somewhat ..."

3. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1861)
"... and especially give any information regarding the personal or family history of the prime mover in it, Mr. John Garden of Brechin, who so energetically ..."

4. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1913)
"By AIEE GENERATOR AND prime mover CAPACITIES BY DAVID B. RUSHMORE AND ERIC A. LOF The chief distinctive characteristic of electrical apparatus ..."

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