brushless.
Not requiring the use of a brush.
Meaning & usage
Not requiring the use of a brush. Of an electric motor: that does not use brushes, physical contacts for the commutator.
a brushless motor
Not requiring the use of a brush. Not requiring the use of a hairbrush, scrubbing brush, or other brush.
a brushless shaving cream
a brushless finish on the concrete
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥stís Proto-Germanic *bʰurstís Proto-Germanic *burstiz Frankish *burstibor. Vulgar Latin *brustia Old French broissebor. Middle English brusshe English brush Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English brushless From brush + -less.
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