Rotor

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A rotating part of an electrical or mechanical device.
  • n. An assembly of rotating horizontal airfoils, as that of a helicopter.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A rotating part of a mechanical device, for example in an electric motor, generator, alternator or pump.
  • n. The wing of a helicopter or similar aircraft
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The rotating part of a generator or motor. Contrasted with stator, the stationary part.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A quantity having magnitude, direction, and position.
  • n. In electricity, the revolving element of an electric machine.
  • n. The revolving part of a steam-turbine. It consists of the shaft and the disks carrying the buckets on which the steam pressure acts.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating airfoils
  • n. the revolving bar of a distributor
  • n. the rotating armature of a motor or generator
  • Antonym
    stator   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    bar    armature   
    Cross Reference
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    floater    locomotor    motor    promoter    voter   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    propeller    turbine    stator    fuselage    axle    armature    piston    adjustable    spindle    screw