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noun
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.
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Rotor
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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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| rotor (ˈrəʊtə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Compare stator the rotating member of a machine or device, esp the armature of a motor or generator or the rotating assembly of a turbine |
| 2. | a device having blades radiating from a central hub that is rotated to produce thrust to lift and propel a helicopter |
| 3. | the revolving arm of the distributor of an internal-combustion engine |
| 4. | a violent rolling wave of air occurring in the lee of a mountain or hill, in which the air rotates about a horizontal axis |
| [C20: shortened form of | |
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