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Revision as of 04:22, 10 September 2019 by Cnilep (talk | contribs) (clean-up per MOS:DAB)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)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 into mechanical energy
- 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 (video game), 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 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 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
- All pages with titles containing prime mover
- First-mover advantage, the advantage gained by the initial significant occupant of a market segment
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