moto-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is always maintained on the first syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. moto-mechanics Brit.

/ˌməʊtə(ʊ)mᵻˈkanɪks/, U.S.

/ˌmoʊdoʊməˈkænɪks/,

/ˈmoʊdoʊməˌkænɪks/.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: motor n., motion n., -o- connective.

Etymology: < mot- (in motor n. and motion n.) + -o- connective.Formations are found from the early 19th cent. Also found in one early 20th-cent. loan < Italian (see motoscafo n.). Compare also French moto- , formations in which are common from the last decade of the 19th cent. onwards (e.g. motocycle (see sense 2), motocyclette (see motard n.), motocross motocross n., motoneurone motoneuron n., mototracteur, motopompe, motonautisme, etc.).

1. Forming scientific terms with the senses ‘motor and —’, ‘relating to or resulting from motion’. Obsolete.

† moto-plastic adj. Biology Obsolete rare changing shape in the process of motion; exhibiting amoeboid movement.

ΚΠ

1862 H. J. Carter in Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 9 446 A mass of minute polymorphic cells (Amœbæ) which..soon separated from their globular aggregation, and crept away from each other under moto-plastic forms.

† moto-sensitive adj. Physiology rare Obsolete composed of motor and sensory fibres.

ΚΠ

1834 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 24 402 Each transverse series..gives also a filament to the great or moto-sensitive nerve.

1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 551/1 Those two large moto-sensitive columns, which evidently represent..the spinal cord of the Vertebrata.

2. Forming compounds with the sense ‘driven or powered by a motor’, ‘relating to motor vehicles’. Cf. motor n. and adj. Compounds 1a.

ΚΠ

1895 Rev. of Reviews Nov. 395/2 The motocycle, as the horseless carriage is to be named in future, has come to stay.

1901 Pall Mall Gaz. Sept. 64/2 The moto-cyclette.

1952 J. W. Day New Yeomen of Eng. viii. 96 In all there are 45 tractors.., 4 moto-carts for hauling and odd jobs, and 8 combine harvesters.

1974 E. Ambler Dr. Frigo i 32 Dr. Brissac..disapproved of my motocyclette which he considered..insufficiently dignified..for a doctor.

1992 D. Robins Tarnished Vision vii. 59 The New Start Workshop offered young people a year of basic training in one of the following:..moto-mechanics.

2000 You & your Wedding Mar. (Honeymoon Destinations 2000 Suppl.) 148/3 Available at extra charge..hairdresser, boutique, moto-boogies (quads).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	moto-
释义	moto-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is always maintained on the first syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. moto-mechanics Brit. /ˌməʊtə(ʊ)mᵻˈkanɪks/, U.S. /ˌmoʊdoʊməˈkænɪks/, /ˈmoʊdoʊməˌkænɪks/. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: motor n., motion n., -o- connective. Etymology: < mot- (in motor n. and motion n.) + -o- connective.Formations are found from the early 19th cent. Also found in one early 20th-cent. loan < Italian (see motoscafo n.). Compare also French moto- , formations in which are common from the last decade of the 19th cent. onwards (e.g. motocycle (see sense 2), motocyclette (see motard n.), motocross motocross n., motoneurone motoneuron n., mototracteur, motopompe, motonautisme, etc.). 1. Forming scientific terms with the senses ‘motor and —’, ‘relating to or resulting from motion’. Obsolete. † moto-plastic adj. Biology Obsolete rare changing shape in the process of motion; exhibiting amoeboid movement. ΚΠ 1862 H. J. Carter in Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 9 446 A mass of minute polymorphic cells (Amœbæ) which..soon separated from their globular aggregation, and crept away from each other under moto-plastic forms. † moto-sensitive adj. Physiology rare Obsolete composed of motor and sensory fibres. ΚΠ 1834 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 24 402 Each transverse series..gives also a filament to the great or moto-sensitive nerve. 1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 551/1 Those two large moto-sensitive columns, which evidently represent..the spinal cord of the Vertebrata. 2. Forming compounds with the sense ‘driven or powered by a motor’, ‘relating to motor vehicles’. Cf. motor n. and adj. Compounds 1a. ΚΠ 1895 Rev. of Reviews Nov. 395/2 The motocycle, as the horseless carriage is to be named in future, has come to stay. 1901 Pall Mall Gaz. Sept. 64/2 The moto-cyclette. 1952 J. W. Day New Yeomen of Eng. viii. 96 In all there are 45 tractors.., 4 moto-carts for hauling and odd jobs, and 8 combine harvesters. 1974 E. Ambler Dr. Frigo i 32 Dr. Brissac..disapproved of my motocyclette which he considered..insufficiently dignified..for a doctor. 1992 D. Robins Tarnished Vision vii. 59 The New Start Workshop offered young people a year of basic training in one of the following:..moto-mechanics. 2000 You & your Wedding Mar. (Honeymoon Destinations 2000 Suppl.) 148/3 Available at extra charge..hairdresser, boutique, moto-boogies (quads). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < comb. form1834
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