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Definition of: rotor
(rō′tər) noun
1. Electr. The portion of an alternating-current motor which revolves.
2. A revolving part of a machine, as the wheel or wheels of a turbine. Compare STATOR.
3. Aeron. The horizontally rotating unit of a helicopter. [Contraction of ROTATOR]
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