motorlike

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English

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Etymology

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motor +‎ -like

Adjective

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motorlike (comparative more motorlike, superlative most motorlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a motor.
    • 1986, Douglas M Considine, Glenn D Considine, Standard handbook of industrial automation:
      These electric motorlike devices generally are rugged, reliable performers with sufficient resolution for most machine applications.
    • 2006, Laura E Berk, Child development:
      Is his understanding of motorlike sounds and collision similar to mine?