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| * ], a component that transforms the flow or changes in pressure of a fluid, or electrons as in electrical motors, into mechanical |
* ], a component that transforms the flow or changes in pressure of a fluid, or electrons as in electrical motors, into mechanical force | ||
| * ], one of the several types of power plants used in locomotives to provide traction power | * ], one of the several types of power plants used in locomotives to provide traction power | ||
| * ], a heavy-duty towing engine that provides motive power for hauling a towed or trailered load | * ], a heavy-duty towing engine that provides motive power for hauling a towed or trailered load | ||
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Prime mover in science and engineering is a machine or component that converts energy from an energy source into motive power.
Prime mover may refer to:
Engineering
- Prime mover (engine), a component that transforms the flow or changes in pressure of a fluid, or electrons as in electrical motors, into mechanical force
- Prime mover (locomotive), one of the several types of power plants used in locomotives to provide traction power
- Prime mover (tractor unit), a heavy-duty towing engine that provides motive power for hauling a towed or trailered load
Entertainment
- Prime Mover (film), a 2009 Australian romantic crime film
- Prime Mover (comics), a fictional character in the Marvel Universe
- Prime Mover, a video game published by Psygnosis in 1993
- "The Prime Mover", a 1961 episode of The Twilight Zone
- The Prime Movers, a quasi-omniscient race of alien superbeings in the Buck Godot comic series by Phil Foglio
Music
- Prime Mover (album), a 1988 album by the Christian Rock band AD
- The Prime Movers (Michigan band), a 1960s band featuring a pre-Stooges Iggy Pop
- The Prime Movers (Los Angeles band), a predecessor band of Dread Zeppelin
- Prime Movers (Slim Dusty album), a 2016 compilation by Slim Dusty
- "Prime Mover", the 1987 single from Zodiac Mindwarp
- "Prime Mover", a song on Rush's 1987 album Hold Your Fire
- "Prime Mover", a song on Ghost's 2010 album Opus Eponymous
- "Prime Mover", a 2012 album by German trance producer Alex M.O.R.P.H.
- "Prime Movers", a song on Covenant's 2013 album Leaving Babylon
- The Prime Movers, a band of former members of The Prisoners
Philosophy
- Prime mover theory (Latin: primum movens), a concept advanced by Aristotle as a primary cause of all motion in the universe
See also
Topics referred to by the same term
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