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primum mobile

/ˈpraɪməm ˈməʊbɪli/

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/ˈpraɪməm ˈməʊbɪli/C2formalscientificobsolete
  • ruЛатинская фраза, означающая 'первый движитель', исторически использовавшаяся в средневековой астрономии и философии для описания самой внешней небесной сферы, которая передает движение всем остальным. В современном употреблении обозначает первичный источник движения, силы или влияния.

A Latin phrase meaning 'first moving thing,' historically used in medieval astronomy and philosophy to describe the outermost celestial sphere that imparts motion to all others. In modern usage, it refers to a primary source of motion, power, or influence.

  1. Primary source of motionC2formal

    In medieval astronomy, the outermost celestial sphere that was believed to impart motion to all other spheres.

    ruПерводвигатель

    • The primum mobile was thought to be the first cause of all movement in the universe.
    • Medieval scholars debated the nature of the primum mobile.
    • The concept of the primum mobile influenced early cosmological models.
  2. Main driving forceC2formal

    A primary or fundamental source of action, influence, or change.

    ruОсновная движущая сила

    • Innovation is the primum mobile of economic growth.
    • In the novel, greed serves as the primum mobile of the protagonist's actions.
    • The primum mobile of the revolution was the desire for freedom.