Hypertext Webster Gateway: "rotor"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rotor \Ro"tor\, n. (Elec.)
The rotating part of a generator or motor.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
rotor
n 1: the rotating armature of a motor or generator [syn: {rotor
coil}] [ant: {stator}]
2: the revolving bar of a distributor
3: rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating
airfoils; horizontal rotors on a helicopter or compressor
rotors of a jet engine
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