| NOUN | artifact | rotor, rotor coil | the rotating armature of a motor or generator |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifact | rotor | the revolving bar of a distributor | |
| artifact | rotor | rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating airfoils |
| Sounds | row'ter | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... | |
| Meaning | The rotating armature of a motor or generator. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | rotor coil | |
| Part of | electric motor | A motor that converts electricity to mechanical work |
| generator | engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction | |
| turbine | rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate | |
| Broader | armature | coil in which voltage is induced by motion through a magnetic field |
| Opposite | stator, stator coil | mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves |
| Spanish | rotor | |
| Catalan | rotor | |
| Meaning | The revolving bar of a distributor. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | distributor, distributer, electrical distributor | electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence |
| Broader | bar | A rigid piece of metal or wood |
| Spanish | rotor | |
| Meaning | rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating airfoils. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "there are horizontal rotors on a helicopter or compressor rotors in a jet engine" | |
| Part of | helicopter, chopper, whirlybird, eggbeater | An aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades |
| jet engine | A gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion | |
| Parts | impeller | The blade of a rotor (as in the compressor of a jet engine) |
| Narrower | main rotor | rotor consisting of large rotating airfoils on a single-rotor helicopter that produce the lift to support the helicopter in the air |
| tail rotor, anti-torque rotor | rotor consisting of a rotating airfoil on the tail of a single-rotor helicopter | |
| Broader | rotating mechanism | A mechanism that rotates |
| Spanish | rotor | |
| Catalan | rotor | |
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