prime mover

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Etymology

Originally in translation of Latin primum mobile.

Noun

prime mover (plural prime movers)

1. (philosophy) The initial agent that is the cause of all things.
2. 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
3. (automotive) The front part of a semi-trailer type truck, i.e., the tractor to which the trailer part attaches.
4. (US) A military or heavy construction vehicle.

Synonyms

• first cause, first mover, primum mobile

Translations

philosophy: initial agent

• Finnish: alkusyy (fi)

• Russian: первопричина (ru) (pervopričína) f

machine

• Finnish: voimakone (fi)
• German: Antriebsaggregat (de) n, Antriebsmaschine (de) f, Kraftmaschine (de) f

• Russian: первичный двигатель (ru) (pervíčnyj dvígatelʹ) m

tractor

• Finnish: vetoauto (fi)

• Russian: тягач (ru) (tjagáč) m, буксир (ru) (buksír) m, трактор (ru) (tráktor) m