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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