rotor

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the rotating armature of a motor or generator
  2. noun the revolving bar of a distributor
  3. noun rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating airfoils

Etymology

From an irregular clipping of rotator, originally in mathematics, coined by English mathematician and philosopher William Kingdon Clifford based on vector, see quotations. Doublet of rota and ruote.

In classic literature

Synonyms

rotor coil

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