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The 61 pages that link to Electric motor, each with the reason it gives.

• Magnetic fieldBroader topic: Interactions between currents and magnetic fields produce torque.

• TorqueBroader topic: Motor ratings often specify torque, which governs the turning force available at the shaft.

• Electric vehicleRelated: It turns electrical power into the torque that propels an electric vehicle.

• Steam engineCompared with: It can drive machinery without a boiler, steam cycle, or heat-to-work conversion.

• ElectromagnetismRelated: Motors use forces on currents and magnetic materials to create motion.

• Michael FaradayRelated: Faraday’s 1821 demonstration of electromagnetic rotation anticipated practical motors.

• Electrical circuitRelated: Motor circuits control current to produce torque and rotation.

• CommutatorNarrower topic: The commutator is a component of certain motors, not a motor by itself.

• Electric generatorCompared with: A motor reverses the generator’s usual direction of energy conversion.

• Electrical powerRelated: Its electrical input power is compared with mechanical output to measure efficiency.

• ActuatorRelated: Rotating motors provide a common way to drive actuator motion.

• Electric circuitRelated: Motor windings form circuits that produce forces from electric current.

• Regenerative brakingRelated: Driven by the wheels, it acts as a generator during regenerative braking.

• Automotive engineeringCompared with: It provides propulsion without the combustion process central to conventional engines.

• MotorcycleRelated: Electric motorcycles use it to drive the wheel without combustion.

• Spark-ignition engineCompared with: It produces propulsion without combustion, unlike a spark-ignition engine.

• Hybrid electric vehicleNarrower topic: It supplies wheel torque and can often operate as a generator.

• ElectrificationRelated: Electric motors replace combustion engines in vehicles and many industrial machines.

• MagnetismBroader topic: Motors use magnetic forces to produce controlled rotation.

• Battery electric vehicleRelated: It turns electrical power from the battery into wheel-driving torque.

• Compressed airCompared with: Electric motors can power tools directly without compressed-air generation and distribution.

• ElectricityRelated: Motors show how electrical forces can produce useful movement.

• ElectromagnetRelated: Motors use electromagnets to create forces and torques on moving components.

• Hans Christian ØrstedBroader topic: The magnetic force from electric currents became a basis for practical motors.

• Marine propulsionRelated: It can drive a propeller directly or power a waterjet pump.

• Rotational motionRelated: Electromagnetic torque drives its rotating parts.

• Wankel engineCompared with: Electric motors avoid the combustion, sealing, and exhaust challenges that constrain Wankel engines.

• Die castingRelated: Die-cast housings and end shields are common in motor assemblies.

• Permanent magnetRelated: Permanent magnets provide a steady field in many motor designs.

• Conveyor beltRelated: Motors commonly power the pulleys that move industrial conveyor belts.

• Piston engineCompared with: It can replace piston-engine propulsion without combustion or reciprocating parts.

• WinchRelated: An electric motor commonly drives a powered winch drum.

• Angular accelerationRelated: Motor torque determines how quickly its rotor's angular velocity changes.

• NeodymiumRelated: Neodymium magnets enable compact, high-torque motors in vehicles and appliances.

• Hybrid vehicleRelated: It can propel the vehicle and, in many designs, recover energy as a generator.

• Hydraulic machineryCompared with: Electric drives can replace hydraulic actuators where precise control and clean operation outweigh compact force output.

• Hydraulic motorCompared with: It provides rotary power without a pressurized-fluid circuit.

• RotorNarrower topic: The rotor is the moving assembly within this broader machine.

• Right-hand ruleRelated: Motor-force direction conventions apply handed vector reasoning to current and magnetic field.

• Vacuum cleanerRelated: It powers the fan that produces the cleaner’s airflow.

• EscalatorRelated: It powers the escalator’s drive train.

• M134 MinigunRelated: An electric motor drives the M134's barrel cluster and firing cycle.

• Motor vehicleRelated: It provides propulsion in battery-electric and hybrid vehicles.

• Radian per secondRelated: Motor speed is often specified in revolutions per minute and converted to radians per second for calculations.

• TurboshaftCompared with: It can provide shaft power without the combustion process used by a turboshaft.

• Hair dryerRelated: It spins the fan that pushes air through the dryer.

• Charles F. KetteringRelated: A compact motor supplies the force that turns an engine during starting.

• Conveyor systemRelated: Motors provide the drive power for many conveyor sections.

• Alternative fuel vehicleRelated: Electric motors propel battery vehicles and fuel-cell vehicles.

• Bumper carsRelated: Each car’s motor turns electrical power into the motion riders control.