Hypertext Webster Gateway: "stator"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Stator \Sta"tor\, n. (Mach.)
A stationary part in or about which another part (the rotor)
revolves, esp. when both are large; as,
(a) (Elec.) The stationary member of an electrical machine,
as of an induction motor.
(b) (Steam Turbine) The case inclosing a turbine wheel; the
body of stationary blades or nozzles.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
stator
n : mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a
motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves
[syn: {stator coil}] [ant: {rotor}]
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