Meanings
plural stepping motors
- An electromagnetic actuator that converts digital pulses of input into analog rotary motion, the degree of rotation being proportional to the number of pulses received.
Synonyms: step motor, stepper motor
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn electromagnetic actuator that converts digital pulses of input into analog rotary motion, the degree of rotation being proportional to the number of pulses received.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna motor (especially an electric motor) that moves or rotates in small discrete steps
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic محرك خطوي
- محرك خطويelectromagnetic actuator
Chinese Mandarin 步進馬達 /步进马达
- 步進馬達 /步进马达 (bùjìn mǎdá)electromagnetic actuator
Finnish askelmoottori
- askelmoottorielectromagnetic actuator
French moteur pas-à-pas
- moteur pas-à-paselectromagnetic actuator
German Schrittmotor
- Schrittmotorelectromagnetic actuator
Italian motore passo-passo
- motore passo-passoelectromagnetic actuator
Portuguese motor de passo
- motor de passoelectromagnetic actuator
Russian шаговый электродвигатель
- шаговый электродвигатель (šagovyj elektrodvigatelʹ)electromagnetic actuator
Spanish motor paso a paso, motor de pasos
- motor paso a pasoelectromagnetic actuator
- motor de pasoselectromagnetic actuator
Cite this entry
stepping motor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepping%20motor
“stepping motor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepping%20motor. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stepping motor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepping%20motor.
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