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    prime mover
    /ˌprʌɪm ˈmuːvə/

    noun

    • 1. a person who is chiefly responsible for the creation or execution of a plan: "he was a prime mover in the construction of the railway"
    • 2. an initial source of motive power: "a manufacturer of prime movers"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › prime moverPrime mover Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PRIME MOVER is an initial source of motive power (such as a windmill, waterwheel, turbine, or internal combustion engine) designed to receive and modify force and motion as supplied by some natural source and apply them to drive machinery. How to use prime mover in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPRIME MOVER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PRIME MOVER definition: 1. someone who has a lot of influence in starting something important: 2. someone who has a lot of…. Learn more.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPRIME MOVER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    PRIME MOVER meaning: 1. someone who has a lot of influence in starting something important: 2. someone who has a lot of…. Learn more.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPRIME MOVER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    prime mover in British English. noun. 1. the original or primary force behind an idea, enterprise, etc. 2. a. the source of power, such as fuel, wind, electricity, etc, for a machine. b. the means of extracting power from such a source, such as a steam engine, electric motor, etc.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › prime-moverPRIME MOVER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Prime mover definition: the initial agent, as wind or electricity, that puts a machine in motion.. See examples of PRIME MOVER used in a sentence.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › prime_moverPRIME MOVER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    The initial source of energy directed toward a goal, someone or something that sets others in motion. For example, Jean was the prime mover in getting us more laboratory space , or Patriotism was the prime mover of the revolution . [Late 1600s]

  8. www.britannica.com › dictionary › prime-moverPrime mover Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    PRIME MOVER meaning: a person or thing that starts something or that has a very powerful influence on something.

  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › prime moverPrime mover - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    6 days ago · an agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › prime-moverprime mover - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    Definition of prime mover noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › prime_moverprime mover - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Nov 15, 2023 · prime mover (plural prime movers) The initial agent that is the cause of all things. Synonyms: first cause, first mover, primum mobile, unmoved mover; 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