motive power

English

Noun

motive power (countable and uncountable, plural motive powers)

1. (sometimes figuratively) The power that enables something to move.

   Using electricity as motive power for railroads will do away with fuel trains, tenders, coal handling, water, and all that.

Synonyms

• locomotion
• motivity

Translations

power that enables something to move

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 動力 (zh), 动力 (zh) (dònglì), 原動力 (zh), 原动力 (zh) (yuándònglì)

• Finnish: käyttövoima
• Spanish: fuerza motriz f