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Units related to: “drive”
agon-
(Greek: struggle, a contest, to contend for a prize; also, to lead, set in motion, drive, conduct, guide, govern; to do, to act; by extension, pain)
pel-, -pell, -pellent, -peal
(Latin: push, beat, strike, knock, drive)
puls-, pulsi-, -pulsion, -pulsive
(Latin: push, beat, strike, knock, drive; drive to, force toward)
ag-, agen-, act-, agi-, agit-
(Latin: to set in motion, to hurry, to shake; to drive; to do, to act; to lead, to conduct, to guide)
elasmo-
(Greek: to drive, strike, beat out; general application is "beaten metal, metal plate")
fug-, -fuge, -fugit
(Latin: drive away, flee, fly, run away)
-gate +
(Latin: a suffix; from agere to set in motion, to drive, to lead; to do, to act)
-igate, -egate +
(Latin: suffix; meaning, to make, to drive)
prodigal-
(Latin: a spendthrift, wasteful; a squanderer; to drive forth)
urge-, urg- +
(Latin: to press hard, to push, to drive, to compel)
verber-,-verber
(Latin: to beat, to strike; to drive, to force back; from verber, whip, lash, rod; by extension, to make sounds or noises or those sounds and echoes that are thrown back again or repeatedly)
Word Entries containing the term: “drive”
adjustable speed drive (s) (noun), adjustable speed drives (pl)
Drives that save energy by ensuring the electric motor's speed is properly matched to the load placed on the motor.
This entry is located in the following unit: junct-, jug-, join- (page 1)
electric drive
1. An electromechanical device which transmits motion from one shaft to another shaft while controlling the speed ratio of the shafts.
2. A mechanism that transmits motion from one shaft to another and controls the velocity ratio of the shafts by electrical means.
3. An automatic transmission in which a generator, connected with the engine, supplies power to a separate electric motor or motors; which drive the wheels.

It is used in buses, trucks, and Diesel locomotives.

This entry is located in the following unit: electro-, electr-, electri- (page 8)