Meaning

6 senses
  1. The initial agent that is the cause of all things.

    unbewegter Beweger

    первопричи́наpervopričína

    an agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause

  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

    Kraftmaschine, Energiemaschine

    перви́чный дви́гательpervíčnyj dvígatelʹ

  3. Tractor unit. Or, more specifically, the front part of a semi-trailer type truck, i.e., the tractor to which the trailer part attaches.

    тяга́чtjagáč, букси́рbuksír, тра́кторtráktor

  4. (US)A military or heavy construction vehicle.

  5. A person or thing that is seminal and influential.

  6. An agonist muscle.

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
philosophy: initial agent:
machine:
tractor:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
philosophy: initial agent:
machine:

Origin

Originally in translation of Latin primum mobile.

Originally in translation of Latin primum mobile.

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Forms

plural: prime movers
Singularprime mover
Pluralprime movers

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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