English-German translation for "prime mover"

"prime mover" German translation

prime mover
noun | Substantiv s

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Primärkraft, bewegende Kraft Primär-, Antriebsmaschine GeschützSchlepper, Zugmaschine Triebfeder, treibende Kraft primus motor
  • Primärkraftfeminine | Femininum f
    prime mover physics | PhysikPHYS primary power
    bewegende Kraft
    prime mover physics | PhysikPHYS primary power
    prime mover physics | PhysikPHYS primary power
  • Primär-, Antriebsmaschinefeminine | Femininum f
    prime mover electrical engineering | Elektrotechnik und ElektrizitätELEK engineering | TechnikTECH driving motor, esp of generator
    prime mover electrical engineering | Elektrotechnik und ElektrizitätELEK engineering | TechnikTECH driving motor, esp of generator
  • (Geschütz)Schleppermasculine | Maskulinum m
    prime mover military term | Militär, militärischMIL device for pulling heavy artillery
    Zugmaschinefeminine | Femininum f
    prime mover military term | Militär, militärischMIL device for pulling heavy artillery
    prime mover military term | Militär, militärischMIL device for pulling heavy artillery
  • Triebfederfeminine | Femininum f
    prime mover behind idea, enterprise figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    treibende Kraft
    prime mover behind idea, enterprise figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    prime mover behind idea, enterprise figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • primus motormasculine | Maskulinum m (der aristotelischen Lehre)
    prime mover philosophy | PhilosophiePHIL
    prime mover philosophy | PhilosophiePHIL
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