electromotive

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adjective

of, relating to, or producing the movement of electrons (an electric current)

OriginEnglish motive ← Middle English motif ← Late Latin mōtīvum →
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Meanings

adjectiveelectromotive (not comparable)
  1. not comparablenatural sciencesof, relating to, or producing the movement of electrons (an electric current)

Origin

  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. Latinelectro-
  5. Englishelectro-
  6. Anglo-Normanmotif
  7. Middle Frenchmotif
  8. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  10. Proto-Italic*moweō
  11. Latinmoveō
  12. Latinmōtus
  13. Late Latinmōtīvum
  14. Middle Englishmotif
  15. Englishmotive
  16. Englishelectromotive

From electro- + motive.

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Translations

Catalan electromotor
  • electromotorcausing electrons to move
Esperanto elektromova
  • elektromovacausing electrons to move
Estonian elektromotoorne
  • elektromotoornecausing electrons to move
Irish leictreaghluaisneach
  • leictreaghluaisneachcausing electrons to move
Italian elettromotrice
  • elettromotricecausing electrons to move
Portuguese eletromotor
  • eletromotorcausing electrons to move
Tagalog dagisaluyin
  • dagisaluyincausing electrons to move
Cite this entry
APA

electromotive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electromotive

MLA

“electromotive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electromotive. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electromotive,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electromotive.

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