Air pump () A kind of pump for exhausting air from a vessel or closed space |
Air pump () A pump used to exhaust from a condenser the condensed steam, the water used for condensing, and any commingled air. |
Chain pump () A pump consisting of an endless chain, running over a drum or wheel by which it is moved, and dipping below the water to be raised. The chain has at intervals disks or lifts which fit the tube through which the ascending part passes and carry the water to the point of discharge. |
Excito-motor (a.) Excito-motory |
Force pump () A pump having a solid piston, or plunger, for drawing and forcing a liquid, as water, through the valves |
Force pump () A pump adapted for delivering water at a considerable height above the pump, or under a considerable pressure |
Hogger-pump (n.) The for pump in the pit. |
Ideo-motor (a.) Applied to those actions, or muscular movements, which are automatic expressions of dominant ideas, rather than the result of distinct volitional efforts, as the act of expressing the thoughts in speech, or in writing, while the mind is occupied in the composition of the sentence. |
Incito-motor (a.) Inciting to motion |
Inhibitory-motor (a.) A term applied to certain nerve centers which govern or restrain subsidiary centers, from which motor impressions issue. |
Motor (n.) One who, or that which, imparts motion |
Motor (n.) A prime mover |
Motor (n.) Alt. of Motorial |
Psycho-motor (a.) Of or pertaining to movement produced by action of the mind or will. |
Pump (n.) A low shoe with a thin sole. |
Pump (n.) An hydraulic machine, variously constructed, for raising or transferring fluids, consisting essentially of a moving piece or piston working in a hollow cylinder or other cavity, with valves properly placed for admitting or retaining the fluid as it is drawn or driven through them by the action of the piston. |
Pump (v. t.) To raise with a pump, as water or other liquid. |
Pump (v. t.) To draw water, or the like, from |
Pump (v. t.) Figuratively, to draw out or obtain, as secrets or money, by persistent questioning or plying |
Pump (v. i.) To work, or raise water, a pump. |
Relay (v. t.) To lay again |
Relay (n.) A supply of anything arranged beforehand for affording relief from time to time, or at successive stages |
Relay (n.) A supply of horses placced at stations to be in readiness to relieve others, so that a trveler may proceed without delay. |
Relay (n.) A supply of hunting dogs or horses kept in readiness at certain places to relive the tired dogs or horses, and to continue the pursuit of the game if it comes that way. |
Relay (n.) A number of men who relieve others in carrying on some work. |
Relay (n.) In various forms of telegraphic apparatus, a magnet which receives the circuit current, and is caused by it to bring into into action the power of a local battery for performing the work of making the record |
Sprengel pump () A form of air pump in which exhaustion is produced by a stream of mercury running down a narrow tube, in the manner of an aspirator |
Water motor () A water engine. |
Water motor () A water wheel |
pump priming | introducing water into a pump to improve the seal and start the water flowing |
relay | the act of passing something along from one person or group to another, the relay was successful |
motor control | control of muscles |
deficit spending compensatory spending pump priming | spending money raised by borrowing, used by governments to stimulate their economy |
air pump vacuum pump | a pump that moves air in or out of something |
automobile horn car horn motor horn horn hooter | a device on an automobile for making a warning noise |
auxiliary pump donkey pump | a supplementary pump available if needed |
bicycle pump | a small pump that fills bicycle tires with air |
bilge pump | a pump to remove bilgewater |
booster booster amplifier booster station relay link relay station relay transmitter | an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal |
camper camping bus motor home | a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling |
centrifugal pump | a pump that use centrifugal force to discharge fluid into a pipe |
condensation pump diffusion pump | vacuum pump used to obtain a high vacuum |
diesel diesel engine diesel motor | an internalombustion engine that burns heavy oil |
electric motor | a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work |
force pump | pump used to force a liquid up and expel it under pressure |
gas pump gasoline pump petrol pump island dispenser | a pump in a service station that draws gasoline from underground storage tanks |
hand pump | a pump worked by hand |
heat pump | apparatus that extracts heat from a liquid that is at a higher temperature than its surroundings, can be used to transfer heat from a reservoir outside in order to heat a building |
hydraulic pump hydraulic ram | a water pump that uses the kinetic energy of flowing water to force a small fraction of that water to a reservoir at a higher level |
ion pump | a vacuum pump that removes gas by ionizing the atoms or molecules and adsorbing them on a metal surface |
lift pump | pump used to lift rather than force a liquid up |
motor | machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion |
motor hotel motor inn motor lodge tourist court court | a hotel for motorists, provides direct access from rooms to parking area |
motor scooter scooter | a wheeled vehicle with small wheels and a low-powered gasoline engine geared to the rear wheel |
motor vehicle automotive vehicle | a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails |
oil pump | a pump that keeps a supply of oil on moving parts |
outboard motor outboard | internalombustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat |
power mower motor mower | a lawn mower powered by a gasoline motor |
PT boat mosquito boat mosquito craft motor torpedo boat | a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat, P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat |
pump | a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction |
pump | a lowut shoe without fastenings |
pump action slide action | action mechanism in a modern rifle or shotgun, a back and forward motion of a sliding lever ejects the empty shell case and cocks the firearm and loads a new round |
pump house pumping station | a house where pumps (e.g. to irrigate) are installed and operated |
pump room | a pump house at a spa where medicinal waters are pumped and where patrons gather |
pump-type pliers | a type of pliers |
pump well | an enclosure in the middle of a ship's hold that protects the ship's pumps |
relay electrical relay | electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit |
spectator pump spectator | a woman's pump with medium heel, usually in contrasting colors for toe and heel |
starter starter motor starting motor | an electric motor for starting an engine |
stepper stepping motor | a motor (especially an electric motor) that moves or rotates in small discrete steps |
stirrup pump | a hand-operated reciprocating pump, used in fighting fires |
stomach pump | a suction pump used to remove the contents of the stomach |
suction pump | a pump for raising fluids by suction |
sump pump | a suction pump for removing liquid from a sump |
synchronous motor | electric motor in which the speed of rotation is proportional to the frequency of the A.C. power |
water pump | the pump in the cooling system of an automobile that cause the water to circulate |
wiper motor | electric motor that moves the windshield wiper |
heart pump ticker | the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs, its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body, he stood still, his heart thumping wildly |
end-plate endplate motor end plate | the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle |