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Rotor - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Carousel, Disk, Driver, Fan, Piston, Prop, Propellant, Propeller, Propulsor, Roller, Roundabout, Rundle, Screw, Top, Turbine, Wheel |
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A helicopter twin-bladed main rotor, mounted on a pylon (Robinson R44)
A rotor is a rotating part of a machine, as in a motor, a pump or a helicopter. The part of the machine that does not rotate is called the stator.
A rotor may also be used to refer to an electric motor designed specifically to turn a receiving antenna to match the direction of the received signal.
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