stator

[stey-ter]

sta·tor

[stey-ter]
noun
1.
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine. Compare rotor (def. 1).
2.
Aeronautics. the system of stationary airfoils in the compressor of a jet engine.

Origin:
1900–05; < Neo-Latin, Latin: literally, one that stands. See status, -tor
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stator (ˈsteɪtə)
 
n
1.  the stationary part of a rotary machine or device, esp of a motor or generator
2.  a system of nonrotating radially arranged parts within a rotating assembly, esp the fixed blades of an axial flow compressor in a gas turbine
 
[C20: from Latin: one who stands (by), from stāre to stand]

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