motive
ਮਨੋਰਥ
definition
noun
a motive for his murder
a reason for doing something, especially one that is hidden or not obvious.
the entire work grows organically from the opening horn motive
(in art, literature, or music) a motif.
adjective
the charge of gas is the motive force for every piston stroke
producing physical or mechanical motion.
the motive principle of a writer's work
causing or being the reason for something.
example
For ten minutes, the bass methodically pounds the opening 'motive' into the ground with rigor and exactitude.
Then think about the grail 'motive' as a background to the Bruckner Adagio.
They sought to uncover the 'motive' force of the class struggle - the key to the real understanding of all history.
It may be powered by hand, pedal, or some other 'motive' force such as a suitably geared lawn mower engine or the electric motor taken from a discarded washing machine.
Its 'motive' force is protection and care, but it does not give enough space to personal liberty.
In its most common meaning, the term idea is used as a synonym for theme, melody, phrase or 'motive' .
Looking back now, it seems to me that nothing has changed and that it was only a matter of days before profit was re-established as the system's principal 'motive' force.
With the invention of the internal combustion engine, in the late 19th century, new possibilities of 'motive' force became available.
When someone offers you help, must you seek out an ulterior 'motive' behind the gesture?
The first movement's contours, both its main 'motive' and its overall shape, do suggest climbing.
This three-note 'motive' can subsequently be detected in almost every bar of the piece, giving it a high degree of unity.
Rather, it's the essential 'motive' force for a technologically vibrant economy.
I think that's part of the 'motive' force for this research, because of the great freedom that children express in their faith.
As a consequence, the question of whether the new industry should continue to use gasoline as its 'motive' fuel arose.
The harmonic and rhythmic tension in this 'motive' is palpable.
Police believe robbery was the 'motive' for the attack.
The change of motion is proportional to the 'motive' force impressed; and is made in the direction of the straight line in which that force is impressed.
In addition to your total lack of evidence, you are unable even to establish a reasonable 'motive' .
The key ethical and legal point is the intention - the 'motive' behind the act.
Detectives are hoping to establish the 'motive' for the murder attempt in the coming days, and will examine the possibility that it may have been drug related.
It serves as a kind of a triggering mechanism, a 'motive' force of military ideology.
More than a month on, police are no closer to finding his killer, or establishing a 'motive' for the murder.
There is a difference between a reason and a 'motive' .
Feelings are important because they provide the 'motive' force for thinking and acting.
Wind turbines, also known as wind mills, use the wind as their 'motive' force.
The driving 'motive' force behind any country's sense of achievement and pride in its efforts must come from a focus on entrepreneurship.
My other quibble is that the vigorous minor-mode 'motive' of repeated notes isn't bowed roughly enough.
The 'motive' force is supplied by sodium or hydrogen ions flowing down a concentration gradient from the outside.
These flying triangles aren't ready to bear the weight of their own 'motive' energy source.
It's my favourite time of year and I wanted to evoke the coolness and crispness, especially in the opening 'motive' .
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