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mo·tive pow·er
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Princeton's WordNet
locomotion, motive power, motivitynoun
the power or ability to move
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motive powernoun
The power that enables something to move; also used in a figurative sense.
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Motive Power
Motive Power is a bi-monthly railway related magazine that focuses on diesel locomotives in Australia. The first issue was published on 23 August 1998. Its headquarters is in Sydney. The content includes photographs of locomotives & trains, news about newly delivered and repainted locomotives, technical articles, and fleet listings of the various Australian railway operators. Articles about railway photography itself are sometimes included, as well as articles and advertisements about railway modelling.
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motive power
Motive power is a term used to describe the power or force that gives something the ability to move. It can be obtained from various sources such as mechanical energy, electrical energy, or chemical energy and is typically exercised in machines or vehicles to produce motion or work.
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Motive power
In thermodynamics, motive power is an agency, such as water or steam, used to impart motion. Generally, motive power is defined as a natural agent, as water, steam, wind, electricity, etc., used to impart motion to machinery; a motor; a mover. The term may also define something, as a locomotive or a motor, which provides motive power to a system. In current use, motive power may be thought of as a synonym for either "work", i.e. force times distance, or "power", an effect producing motion, depending on the context of the discussion.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of motive power in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of motive power in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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