1. mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves; [syn: stator, stator coil]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
stator coil
n 1: mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a
motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves
[syn: stator, stator coil] [ant: rotor, rotor coil]