prime mover

Bedeutung (Englisch)

  1. The initial agent that is the cause of all things.
  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
  3. The front part of a semi-trailer type truck, i.e., the tractor to which the trailer part attaches.
  4. (US) A military or heavy construction vehicle.
  5. A person or thing that is seminal and influential.

Konzepte

Antriebsmaschine

Antriebsaggregat

Agonist

mitwirkender Muskel

Kraftmaschine

Synonyme

truck tractor

tractor truck

towing vehicle

draw machine

tow tractor

propelling machine

towing tug

train tractor

hauling engine

Übersetzungen

πρωτοστάτης

machine motrice

exerçant l’action principalev

primo motore

agonist

spier die zelfstandig werkt

fonte de energia

Etymologie (Englisch)

Originally in translation of Latin primum mobile.

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