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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"
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
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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