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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. the rotating armature of a motor or generator;
[syn: rotor, rotor coil]

2. the revolving bar of a distributor;

3. rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating airfoils;
- Example: "there are horizontal rotors on a helicopter or compressor rotors in a jet engine"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Rotor \Ro"tor\, n. (Elec.)
   The rotating part of a generator or motor. Contrasted with
   stator, the stationary part.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

rotor
    n 1: the rotating armature of a motor or generator [syn:
         rotor, rotor coil] [ant: stator, stator coil]
    2: the revolving bar of a distributor
    3: rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating
       airfoils; "there are horizontal rotors on a helicopter or
       compressor rotors in a jet engine"