Rotor

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rotor \Ro"tor\, n. (Elec.)
     The rotating part of a generator or motor. Contrasted with
     {stator}, the stationary part.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  rotor
       n 1: the rotating armature of a motor or generator [syn: {rotor
            coil}] [ant: {stator}]
       2: the revolving bar of a distributor
       3: rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating
          airfoils; horizontal rotors on a helicopter or compressor
          rotors of a jet engine

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "rotor":
     airscrew, carousel, disk, driver, fan, impeller, merry-go-round,
     paddle wheel, piston, prop, propellant, propeller, propulsor,
     roller, rolling stone, rotator, roundabout, rundle, screw,
     screw propeller, top, turbine, twin screws, wheel, whirlabout,
     whirler, whirligig