"moteur" meaning in French

See moteur in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /mɔ.tœʁ/, /mo.tœʁ/ Audio: Fr-Paris--moteur.ogg [Paris] Forms: motrice [feminine], moteurs [masculine, plural], motrices [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin mōtor. Displaced Old French mouveur. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|la|mōtor|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin mōtor, {{bor+|fr|la|mōtor}} Borrowed from Latin mōtor, {{ncog|fro|mouveur}} Old French mouveur Head templates: {{fr-adj}} moteur (feminine motrice, masculine plural moteurs, feminine plural motrices)
  1. motive, driving [from 1558] Derived forms: force motrice, infirmité motrice cérébrale, psychomoteur
    Sense id: en-moteur-fr-adj-DdF84TEY

Noun

IPA: /mɔ.tœʁ/, /mo.tœʁ/ Audio: Fr-Paris--moteur.ogg [Paris] Forms: moteurs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin mōtor. Displaced Old French mouveur. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|la|mōtor|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin mōtor, {{bor+|fr|la|mōtor}} Borrowed from Latin mōtor, {{ncog|fro|mouveur}} Old French mouveur Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} moteur m (plural moteurs)
  1. motor, engine [from 1744] Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-moteur-fr-noun-EfaiExu4
  2. (computing) engine Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Computing, Auto parts
    Sense id: en-moteur-fr-noun-7Z9vJQaG Disambiguation of Auto parts: 13 14 43 12 18 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 11 3 48 27 10 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  3. (philosophy) mover; one who causes a movement [from 1377] Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-moteur-fr-noun-ZWgdCnKl Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
  4. (figuratively) driving force Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-moteur-fr-noun-ZMj6RipM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bloc moteur, moteur à explosion, moteur de recherche, moteur thermique, régime moteur, silence, moteur, action

Inflected forms

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