rotor
/ˈɹoʊ.tɚ/ noun C1- A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump.
- In a disc brake, the metal disc attached to the wheel hub.
- The wing of a helicopter or other rotary wing aircraft (e.g., heli-type drone).
- A type of powerful horizontal-axis atmospheric vortex generated by the interaction of strong winds with mountainous terrain.
- A quantity having magnitude, direction, and position.
- The set of cells within an oscillator that switch between being alive and dead over the course of the oscillator's period.
- An amusement park and carnival ride consisting of a rotating cylindrical chamber in which centrifugal force adheres riders to the wall as the floor drops away, creating a sensation of defying gravity.
Plural rotors
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