motor-mindedadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌməʊtəˈmʌɪndᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊdərˌmaɪndᵻd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: motor adj., minded adj.²

Etymology: In sense 1 < motor adj. + minded adj.²; in sense 2 < motor n. + minded adj.²

1. Psychology. Tending to learn as a result of, or think in terms of, the experience of muscular movements; (also) resulting from such a tendency. Also as n. Cf. motor n. 7. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > psychology > mental image > [adjective] > favouring motor images

motile1890

motor-minded1897

motorized1901

1897 Psychol. Rev. Monogr. Suppl. 2 i. 40 This, in itself, does not prove that motor-minded persons are less intelligent readers than auditory- or visual-minded.

1900 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 11 297 Consonants were not thought to be generally more important than vowels for word perception. The relative importance of these elements might depend upon the reader's tendency to be motor or auditory minded.

1910 Jrnl. Philos., Psychol. & Sci. Methods 7 274 Auditory, motor, and visual ideas were artfully combined, in order to determine whether the visually minded would or would not remember more of the visual ideas, the motor minded of the motor ideas, and so on.

1920 Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. 11 79 The above account may be true of a ‘motor-minded’ person whose visual imagery is weak.

1988 Current Probl. Pediatrics 18 80 The ‘motor-minded’ preschool child's enjoyment of rough and tumble play reflects the continued importance of motor development.

2. Interested in or preoccupied with motor vehicles. Also as n. with the: such people as a class.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > [adjective] > interested in motor transport

motor-minded1927

1927 Glasgow Herald 14 Oct. 8 With motor trade exhibitions running..in London (at Olympia) and in Paris.., the motor-minded have got quite a lot to talk about.

1979 Washington Post (Nexis) 23 June a6 The shortages prompted differing reactions, but there was no doubt that the lack of fuel was seriously disconcerting to many residents of this motor-minded nation.

1998 Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) (Nexis) 13 May a1 The Millionaire Strolling Strings..played 19th-century classical repertoire to Broadway, much to the delight of the denim-clad, motor-minded crowd.

Derivatives

ˌmotor-ˈmindedness n. the state of being motor-minded (sense 1).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > psychology > mental image > [noun] > being motor-minded

motor-mindedness1897

1897 Psychol. Rev. Monogr. Suppl. 2 i. 41 It is evident that motor-mindedness is far from being an advantage to a reader.

1902 J. M. Baldwin Dict. Philos. & Psychol. II. 571/1 The varying prominence which visual and auditory and muscular processes occupy in different minds—eye-mindedness, ear-mindedness, motor-mindedness.

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

单词	motor-minded
释义	motor-mindedadj.n. Brit. /ˌməʊtəˈmʌɪndᵻd/, U.S. /ˈmoʊdərˌmaɪndᵻd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: motor adj., minded adj.² Etymology: In sense 1 < motor adj. + minded adj.²; in sense 2 < motor n. + minded adj.² 1. Psychology. Tending to learn as a result of, or think in terms of, the experience of muscular movements; (also) resulting from such a tendency. Also as n. Cf. motor n. 7. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > psychology > mental image > [adjective] > favouring motor images motile1890 motor-minded1897 motorized1901 1897 Psychol. Rev. Monogr. Suppl. 2 i. 40 This, in itself, does not prove that motor-minded persons are less intelligent readers than auditory- or visual-minded. 1900 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 11 297 Consonants were not thought to be generally more important than vowels for word perception. The relative importance of these elements might depend upon the reader's tendency to be motor or auditory minded. 1910 Jrnl. Philos., Psychol. & Sci. Methods 7 274 Auditory, motor, and visual ideas were artfully combined, in order to determine whether the visually minded would or would not remember more of the visual ideas, the motor minded of the motor ideas, and so on. 1920 Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. 11 79 The above account may be true of a ‘motor-minded’ person whose visual imagery is weak. 1988 Current Probl. Pediatrics 18 80 The ‘motor-minded’ preschool child's enjoyment of rough and tumble play reflects the continued importance of motor development. 2. Interested in or preoccupied with motor vehicles. Also as n. with the: such people as a class. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > [adjective] > interested in motor transport motor-minded1927 1927 Glasgow Herald 14 Oct. 8 With motor trade exhibitions running..in London (at Olympia) and in Paris.., the motor-minded have got quite a lot to talk about. 1979 Washington Post (Nexis) 23 June a6 The shortages prompted differing reactions, but there was no doubt that the lack of fuel was seriously disconcerting to many residents of this motor-minded nation. 1998 Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) (Nexis) 13 May a1 The Millionaire Strolling Strings..played 19th-century classical repertoire to Broadway, much to the delight of the denim-clad, motor-minded crowd. Derivatives ˌmotor-ˈmindedness n. the state of being motor-minded (sense 1). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > psychology > mental image > [noun] > being motor-minded motor-mindedness1897 1897 Psychol. Rev. Monogr. Suppl. 2 i. 41 It is evident that motor-mindedness is far from being an advantage to a reader. 1902 J. M. Baldwin Dict. Philos. & Psychol. II. 571/1 The varying prominence which visual and auditory and muscular processes occupy in different minds—eye-mindedness, ear-mindedness, motor-mindedness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1897
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