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Definitions for Rotor

[1] Electricity . a rotating member of a machine. Compare stator(def 1) .
[2] Aeronautics . a system of rotating airfoils, as the horizontal ones of a helicopter or of the compressor of a jet engine.
[3] 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.
[4] (in a self-winding watch) a weight eccentrically mounted on an arbor for keeping the mainspring wound.
[5] the rotating member of a machine or device, esp the armature of a motor or generator or the rotating assembly of a turbine Compare stator
[6] a device having blades radiating from a central hub that is rotated to produce thrust to lift and propel a helicopter
[7] the revolving arm of the distributor of an internal-combustion engine
[8] a violent rolling wave of air occurring in the lee of a mountain or hill, in which the air rotates about a horizontal axis

Words nearby Rotor

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Origin of Rotor

First recorded in 1873; short for rotator

Word origin for Rotor

C20: shortened form of rotator