/ ˈrəʊtə(r); NAmE ˈroʊ-/ noun
a part of a machine that turns around a central point :
rotor blades on a helicopter
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: formed irregularly from rotator .
/ ˈrəʊtə(r); NAmE ˈroʊ-/ noun
a part of a machine that turns around a central point :
rotor blades on a helicopter
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: formed irregularly from rotator .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005