self-motiveadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈməʊtɪv/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˈmoʊdɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, motive adj.

Etymology: < self- prefix + motive adj. Compare earlier self-movable adj., self-moved adj., self-moving adj. Compare also earlier self-motion n.

Now somewhat rare.

That moves or is capable of moving by inherent power or energy rather than by the action of external forces; (also) that facilitates self-motion.In extended use in quot. 1867.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > [adjective] > self-moving

automatic1599

self-moving1600

autokinetical1642

self-movable1642

spontaneous1659

self-motive1671

self-movent1701

autokinetic1841

1671 J. Glanvill Philosophia Pia iii. 27 There is a sort of beings which are not matter or body, viz. being self-motive, penetrable, and indivisible.

1733 G. Cheyne Eng. Malady i. x. 91 Every Animal is a perpetuum Mobile, from a Self-Motive Principle within, and from its own innate Powers.

1788 T. Taylor Diss. Platonic Doctr. Ideas in tr. Proclus Philos. & Math. Comm. I. p. xiii A self-motive nature, which is nothing besides self-motion, is the cause of motion to all things.

1836 I. Taylor Physical Theory Another Life iii. 52 The most elastic gas is in itself not at all more self-motive than a block of granite.

1867 Illustr. London News 30 Mar. 306/3 We may speak of the question itself as a self-motive agency, for its movement..can scarcely be said to be due to the separate exertions of any particular set of statesmen.

1928 Mason City (Iowa) Globe-Gaz. 14 Apr. 4/6 Enlarging his knowledge of..steam engines with the queer idea of finding a self-motive power for buggies.

2003 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 30 Nov. 4 Steam was ahead of the curve in providing self-motive power.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-motive
释义	self-motiveadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈməʊtɪv/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈmoʊdɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, motive adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + motive adj. Compare earlier self-movable adj., self-moved adj., self-moving adj. Compare also earlier self-motion n. Now somewhat rare. That moves or is capable of moving by inherent power or energy rather than by the action of external forces; (also) that facilitates self-motion.In extended use in quot. 1867. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > [adjective] > self-moving automatic1599 self-moving1600 autokinetical1642 self-movable1642 spontaneous1659 self-motive1671 self-movent1701 autokinetic1841 1671 J. Glanvill Philosophia Pia iii. 27 There is a sort of beings which are not matter or body, viz. being self-motive, penetrable, and indivisible. 1733 G. Cheyne Eng. Malady i. x. 91 Every Animal is a perpetuum Mobile, from a Self-Motive Principle within, and from its own innate Powers. 1788 T. Taylor Diss. Platonic Doctr. Ideas in tr. Proclus Philos. & Math. Comm. I. p. xiii A self-motive nature, which is nothing besides self-motion, is the cause of motion to all things. 1836 I. Taylor Physical Theory Another Life iii. 52 The most elastic gas is in itself not at all more self-motive than a block of granite. 1867 Illustr. London News 30 Mar. 306/3 We may speak of the question itself as a self-motive agency, for its movement..can scarcely be said to be due to the separate exertions of any particular set of statesmen. 1928 Mason City (Iowa) Globe-Gaz. 14 Apr. 4/6 Enlarging his knowledge of..steam engines with the queer idea of finding a self-motive power for buggies. 2003 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 30 Nov. 4 Steam was ahead of the curve in providing self-motive power. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1671
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