| NOUN | artifact | rotor coil, rotor | the rotating armature of a motor or generator |
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| Meaning | The rotating armature of a motor or generator. | |
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| Synonym | rotor | |
| 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 | |
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