• Electric motor
  Electric motor
  An electric motor converts electrical energy into mechanical energy.Most electric motors operate through the interaction of magnetic fields and current-carrying conductors to generate force...
  
  , a machine that converts electricity into a mechanical motion
  • AC motor
    AC motor
    An AC motor is an electric motor driven by an alternating current.It commonly consists of two basic parts, an outside stationary stator having coils supplied with alternating current to produce a rotating magnetic field, and an inside rotor attached to the output shaft that is given a torque by the...
    
    , an electric motor that is driven by alternating current
    • Synchronous motor
      Synchronous motor
      A synchronous electric motor is an AC motor distinguished by a rotor spinning with coils passing magnets at the same rate as the power supply frequency and resulting rotating magnetic field which drives it....
      
      , an alternating current motor distinguished by a rotor spinning with coils passing magnets at the same rate as the alternating current and resulting magnetic field which drives it
    • Induction motor
      Induction motor
      An induction or asynchronous motor is a type of AC motor where power is supplied to the rotor by means of electromagnetic induction. These motors are widely used in industrial drives, particularly polyphase induction motors, because they are robust and have no brushes...
      
      , also called a squirrel-cage motor, a type of asynchronous alternating current motor where power is supplied to the rotating device by means of electromagnetic induction
  • DC motor
    DC motor
    A DC motor is an electric motor that runs on direct current electricity.-Brush:The brushed DC electric motor generates torque directly from DC power supplied to the motor by using internal commutation, stationary magnets , and rotating electrical magnets.Like all electric motors or generators,...
    
    , an electric motor that runs on direct current electricity
    • Brushed DC electric motor
      Brushed DC electric motor
      A brushed DC motor is an internally commutated electric motor designed to be run from a direct current power source.-Simple two-pole DC motor:The following graphics illustrate a simple, two-pole, brushed, DC motor.DC Motor Rotation...
      
      , an internally commutated electric motor designed to be run from a direct current power source
    • Brushless DC motor, a synchronous electric motor which is powered by direct current electricity and has an electronically controlled commutation system, instead of a mechanical commutation system based on brushes
  • Electrostatic motor
    Electrostatic motor
    An electrostatic motor or capacitor motor is a type of electric motor based on the attraction and repulsion of electric charge.Often, electrostatic motors are the dual of conventional coil-based motors. They typically require a high voltage power supply, although very small motors employ lower...
    
    , a type of electric motor based on the attraction and repulsion of electric charge
  • Servo motor
    Servo motor
    thumb|right|200px|Industrial servomotorThe grey/green cylinder is the [[Brush |brush-type]] [[DC motor]]. The black section at the bottom contains the [[Epicyclic gearing|planetary]] [[Reduction drive|reduction gear]], and the black object on top of the motor is the optical [[rotary encoder]] for...
    
    , an electric motor that operates a servo, commonly used in robotics
  • Stepper motor
    Stepper motor
    A stepper motor is a brushless, electric motor that can divide a full rotation into a large number of steps. The motor's position can be controlled precisely without any feedback mechanism , as long as the motor is carefully sized to the application...
    
    , a type of electric motor capable of rotating its output shaft in equally spaced fractions of a full rotation, known as steps
  • Internal fan-cooled electric motor
    Internal fan-cooled electric motor
    An internal fan-cooled electric motor is a self cooling electric motor. Fan cooled motors feature an axial fan attached to the rotor of the motor that spins with the motor, providing increased airflow to the motor's internal and external parts which aids in cooling.-Uses:Fan cooled motors have many...
    
    , an electric motor that is self-cooled by a fan, typically used for motors with a high energy density

• Actuator
  Actuator
  An actuator is a type of motor for moving or controlling a mechanism or system. It is operated by a source of energy, usually in the form of an electric current, hydraulic fluid pressure or pneumatic pressure, and converts that energy into some kind of motion. An actuator is the mechanism by which...
  
  , a mechanical device for moving or controlling a mechanism or system
• Hydraulic motor
  Hydraulic motor
  A hydraulic motor is a mechanical actuator that converts hydraulic pressure and flow into torque and angular displacement . The hydraulic motor is the rotary counterpart of the hydraulic cylinder....
  
  , a machine that converts the energy of pressurized liquid flow into mechanical motion
• Rocket motor, usually refers to solid rocket engines
• Molecular motor, the agents of movement in living organisms
  • Synthetic molecular motor, molecular machines capable of rotation under energy input
• Nanomotor
  Nanomotor
  A nanomotor is a molecular device capable of converting energy into movement. It can typically generate forces on the order of piconewtons.A proposed branch of research is the integration of molecular motor proteins found in living cells into molecular motors implanted in artificial devices...
  
  , a molecular device capable of converting energy into movement
• Pneumatic motor
  Pneumatic motor
  A pneumatic motor or compressed air engine is a type of motor which does mechanical work by expanding compressed air. Pneumatic motors generally convert the compressed air to mechanical work through either linear or rotary motion...
  
  , a machine that converts the energy of compressed air into mechanical motion
• "Motor Car" or "Motor", alternate terms for an automobile
  Automobile
  An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
  
  

Other uses

• Motor language, extinct since the 1840s, a Uralic language that was spoken in the northern region of the Sayan Mountains in Siberia
• Motor (Software), integrated development environment for Unix like systems

Biology

• Motor system
  Motor system
  The motor system is the part of the central nervous system that is involved with movement. It consists of the pyramidal and extrapyramidal system....
  
  , the physiological system that is responsible for physical movement
  • Motor neuron
    Motor neuron
    In vertebrates, the term motor neuron classically applies to neurons located in the central nervous system that project their axons outside the CNS and directly or indirectly control muscles...
    
    , neurons that originate in the spinal cord and synapse with muscle fibers
  • Motor skill
    Motor skill
    A motor skill is a learned sequence of movements that combine to produce a smooth, efficient action in order to master a particular task. The development of motor skill occurs in the motor cortex, the region of the cerebral cortex that controls voluntary muscle groups.- Development of motor skills...
    
    , the ability of an organism to use the motor system effectively

Publications

• The Motors
  The Motors
  The Motors were a British pub rock/punk band, formed in London in 1977 by former Ducks Deluxe members Nick Garvey and Andy McMaster together with guitarist Rob Hendry and drummer Ricky Slaughter...
  
  , a British pub rock/punk band, formed in 1977 by Nick Garvey, Andy McMaster, Ricky Slaughter and Rob Hendry, who was replaced by Bram Tchaikovsky the same year
• The Motor, defunct British magazine
• Motor (magazine), Australian magazine