prime mover
prime mover
Definition
prime mover
noun
- the original force in a series of transmissions of force
- any initiating or principal force
- any natural force applied by people to produce power, as muscular energy or flowing water
- a machine, as a turbine, that converts a natural force into productive power
- in the Aristotelian philosophical tradition, the first cause of all movement, itself unmoved
prime mover
Synonyms
prime mover
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- become: Living under his new identity he had become a prime mover in the new Nazi party.
- use: The biogas produced can either support the process or be converted into electricity using a suitable prime mover or generation plant.
- consider: Theodoret was also considered the prime mover of the condemnation of Eutyches by the Patriarch Flavian.
- drive: This installation developed about 4,000 hp and supplied compressed air for distributing through the streets of Paris to drive various prime movers.
- require: Numerous roller systems exist, but they tend to be heavy and require a powerful prime mover.
Adjective modifier
- other: The other prime movers on the farm are John Deere a 6620, 6920, and a JCB Loadall.
- compact: With the outbreak of war the British Government needed large numbers of powerful, yet compact, prime movers.
Preposition: behind
- event: Artangel, the prime mover behind these extraordinary events, is a unique organization.
Preposition: in
- establishment: Prime mover in the establishment of the Guild of Co-operators, 1878.
- decision: Although it was opened after the death of Sir Richard Arkwright, he was a prime mover in the decision to construct the canal.
- creation: He has been the prime mover in the creation of the city's Cultural Industries Quarter.
- youth: In the Tory and Lib Dem structures, student activists are the prime movers in merged youth and student organizations.
- attempt: Under William he was a prime mover in attempts to set up committees to examine royal expenditure.
- movement: Daniel was also a prime mover in the new documentary photography movement of 1970s Britain.
Preposition: of
- history: The class struggle is the prime mover of history.
Preposition: for
- development: Game design is one of the prime movers for the development of information technology and is leading the way for other sectors.
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