Meaning | The rotating armature of a motor or generator. |
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Synonym | rotor |
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Part of | electric motor | A motor that converts electricity to mechanical work |
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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 |
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Opposite | stator, stator coil | mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves |
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Spanish | rotor |
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Catalan | rotor |
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