rotor

[ roh-ter ]

/ ˈroʊ tər /

noun

Electricity. a rotating member of a machine.Compare stator (def. 1).

Aeronautics. a system of rotating airfoils, as the horizontal ones of a helicopter or of the compressor of a jet engine.

any of a number of tall, cylindrical devices mounted on a special ship (rotor ship ) and rotated in such a way that the Magnus effect of wind impinging on the cylinders is used to drive and maneuver the vessel.

(in a self-winding watch) a weight eccentrically mounted on an arbor for keeping the mainspring wound.

Origin of rotor

First recorded in 1873; short for rotator

Words nearby rotor

Rotisserie League Baseball, rotl, roto, rotogravure, roton, rotor, rotor blade, rotor cloud, rotorcraft, Rotorua, rotoscoliosis

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Example sentences from the Web for rotor

So serious is this heat that it can distort a major APUS engine component, the rotor shaft, and cause significant damage.
Planes in Flames: Why Does It Keep Happening?|Clive Irving|July 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
"Because the rotor takes care of that, after the engine is dead," explained Linda.
Linda Carlton's Island Adventure|Edith Lavell
This is a plan view showing the rotor resting in position in the lower half of its casing.
Steam Turbines|Hubert E. Collins
A new type of variometer has what is known as a basket weave, or wavy wound stator and rotor.
The Radio Amateur's Hand Book|A. Frederick Collins

The difference between the rate of rotation of the rotor and that of the magnetic field is called the "slip."
Physics|Willis Eugene Tower
The field system is called the stator, and the armature the rotor.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various

British Dictionary definitions for rotor

rotor

/ (ˈrəʊtə) /

noun

the rotating member of a machine or device, esp the armature of a motor or generator or the rotating assembly of a turbineCompare stator

a device having blades radiating from a central hub that is rotated to produce thrust to lift and propel a helicopter

the revolving arm of the distributor of an internal-combustion engine

a violent rolling wave of air occurring in the lee of a mountain or hill, in which the air rotates about a horizontal axis

Word Origin for rotor

C20: shortened form of rotator

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	rotor
释义	rotor [ roh-ter ] / ˈroʊ tər / noun Electricity. a rotating member of a machine.Compare stator (def. 1). Aeronautics. a system of rotating airfoils, as the horizontal ones of a helicopter or of the compressor of a jet engine. any of a number of tall, cylindrical devices mounted on a special ship (rotor ship ) and rotated in such a way that the Magnus effect of wind impinging on the cylinders is used to drive and maneuver the vessel. (in a self-winding watch) a weight eccentrically mounted on an arbor for keeping the mainspring wound. Origin of rotor First recorded in 1873; short for rotator Words nearby rotor Rotisserie League Baseball, rotl, roto, rotogravure, roton, rotor, rotor blade, rotor cloud, rotorcraft, Rotorua, rotoscoliosis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rotor So serious is this heat that it can distort a major APUS engine component, the rotor shaft, and cause significant damage. Planes in Flames: Why Does It Keep Happening?\|Clive Irving\|July 15, 2013\|DAILY BEAST "Because the rotor takes care of that, after the engine is dead," explained Linda. Linda Carlton's Island Adventure\|Edith Lavell This is a plan view showing the rotor resting in position in the lower half of its casing. Steam Turbines\|Hubert E. Collins A new type of variometer has what is known as a basket weave, or wavy wound stator and rotor. The Radio Amateur's Hand Book\|A. Frederick Collins The difference between the rate of rotation of the rotor and that of the magnetic field is called the "slip." Physics\|Willis Eugene Tower The field system is called the stator, and the armature the rotor. The New Gresham Encyclopedia\|Various British Dictionary definitions for rotor rotor / (ˈrəʊtə) / noun the rotating member of a machine or device, esp the armature of a motor or generator or the rotating assembly of a turbineCompare stator a device having blades radiating from a central hub that is rotated to produce thrust to lift and propel a helicopter the revolving arm of the distributor of an internal-combustion engine a violent rolling wave of air occurring in the lee of a mountain or hill, in which the air rotates about a horizontal axis Word Origin for rotor C20: shortened form of rotator Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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