n. The stationary part of a motor or other machine.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The stationary member of an electrical machine, as of an induction motor.
n. The case inclosing a turbine wheel; the body of stationary blades or nozzles.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The stationary element of an electric machine, more particularly of an induction-motor.
n. An immovable element of a machine which is also its armature.
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n. mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves
Word Usage
"The vehicle also comes with a hand-wound stator and increased winding density for lower resistance and higher peak torque (the stator is the stationary part of an electric generator or electric motor)."