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Motorized vs Nonmotorized - What's the difference?

motorized | nonmotorized |

As adjectives the difference between motorized and nonmotorized

is that motorized is equipped with a motor while nonmotorized is not motorized.

As a verb motorized

is (motorize).

motorized

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Equipped with a motor.
  • :Some would argue that a moped is little more than a motorized bicycle, but others would disagree.
  • Supplied with motor vehicles.
  • :Because the medic had been supplied with a jeep, he and his aide were classed as a motorized detachment.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (motorize)
  • :After his back injury, Phillip motorized his canoe to reduce the amount of paddling he needed to do.

    • nonmotorized

    English

    Alternative forms

    * nonmotorised

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not motorized.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=July 7, author=, title=For a Wilder Rockies, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=It would continue to allow certain traditional, nonmotorized uses, like hunting, fishing and rafting. }}