Motive for Movement — Origin Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Genres Indie rock Shoegaze New Prog Britpop Alternative Rock Years active 2005–present Associated … Wikipedia
Motive — Mo tive, a. Causing motion; having power to move, or tending to move; as, a motive argument; motive power. Motive faculty. Bp. Wilkins. [1913 Webster] {Motive power} (Mach.), a natural agent, as water, steam, wind, electricity, etc., used to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Motive power — Motive Mo tive, a. Causing motion; having power to move, or tending to move; as, a motive argument; motive power. Motive faculty. Bp. Wilkins. [1913 Webster] {Motive power} (Mach.), a natural agent, as water, steam, wind, electricity, etc., used… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Motive power — For other uses, see Motive power (disambiguation). A young drawer pulling a coal tub up a mine shaft, whose effect constitutes the elevation of a weight to a certain height (Sadi Carnot). In thermodynamics, motive power is an agency, as water or… … Wikipedia
motive — mo|tive1 [ˈməutıv US ˈmou ] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: motif, from motif moving ; MOTIVE2] 1.) the reason that makes someone do something, especially when this reason is kept hidden ▪ What do you suppose the killer s motive was?… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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Water wheel — This article is about the machine for converting energy of flowing or falling water. For paddle wheels used to propel watercraft, see paddle wheel ship. For wheels used solely to lift water, see Noria. For factories or industries driven by water… … Wikipedia
Water privatization in Chile — The privatization of water in Chile was undertaken from 1998 to 2005 under the democratically elected governments of Eduardo Frei and Ricardo Lagos. Chile is the only country in Latin America that privatized its entire urban water supply and… … Wikipedia
water turbine — noun : a turbine in which the actuating fluid is water * * * a turbine driven by the momentum or reactive force of water. [1875 80] * * * water turbine, a turbine which uses water from a dam, waterfall, or the like, for its motive power; turbine… … Useful english dictionary
motive power — noun Date: 1775 1. an agency (as water or steam) used to impart motion especially to machinery 2. something (as a locomotive or a motor) that provides motive power to a system … New Collegiate Dictionary
motive power — noun The power that enables something to move; also used in a figurative sense. , Using electricity as motive power for railroads will do away with fuel trains, tenders, coal handling, water, and all that. Syn: locomotion, motivity … Wiktionary