STEPPING MOTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stepping motor mean? 

• STEPPING MOTOR (noun)
  The noun STEPPING MOTOR has 1 sense:

1. a motor (especially an electric motor) that moves or rotates in small discrete steps

  Familiarity information: STEPPING MOTOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STEPPING MOTOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A motor (especially an electric motor) that moves or rotates in small discrete steps

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

stepper; stepping motor

Hypernyms ("stepping motor" is a kind of...):

motor (machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion)