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Definition of Starter motor
1. Noun. An electric motor for starting an engine.
Group relationships: Electrical System
Generic synonyms: Electric Motor
Specialized synonyms: Kick Start, Kick Starter, Self-starter
Definition of Starter motor
1. Noun. An electrical motor, which is part of a modern car or truck, etc., which is used to initially turn the internal combustion engine of the vehicle to make it start. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Starter Motor
Literary usage of Starter motor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1916)
"The starter motor, or cranking unit, is an air-tight chamber, circular in form
and replaces the old crank handle. Passing through Fig. 2. ..."
2. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1919)
"The starter motor, or cranking unit, is an air-tight chamber, ... In operation,
the charge of air is admitted into the starter motor at a point between the ..."
3. The Truth about Automobiles by A. J. Smith (1991)
"First, through a lever, it pushes the starter motor pinion attached to the ...
It takes less power to hold the starter motor armature in position than it ..."
4. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1920)
"The shunt field windings assists the series field windings when used as a motor,
thai the starter motor Is known ua "cummulative compound" machine. ..."
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