ROTOR


Meaning of ROTOR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrō-tər ]

noun

Etymology: contraction of rotator

Date: 1903

1.

a. : a part that revolves in a stationary part

a brake rotor

b. : the rotating member of an electrical machine

2. : an assembly of rotating blades that supplies lift or stability for a rotorcraft

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.