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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Cf. F.

électromoteur

(Physics)

A mover or exciter of electricity; as apparatus for generating a current of electricity.

(Mech.)

An apparatus or machine for producing motion and mechanical effects by the action of electricity; an electro-magnetic engine.

Noun.

[electrum and motor.] A mover of the electric fluid; an instrument or apparatus so called.

electromotor ‎(plural electromotors)