stator
stator · stators
The stationary part of a motor or other machineThe stationary part of a motor or other machine.
» One element is the part that rotates (the ‘rotor’) and the other is the part that doesn’t move (the ‘stator’).
Meaning
1 sensesThe stationary part of a motor or other machine.
mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves
Examples
1 sentencesOne element is the part that rotates (the ‘rotor’) and the other is the part that doesn’t move (the ‘stator’).
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From stationary or static by analogy with rotor; alternatively from a hypothetical Latin sFrom stationary or static by analogy with rotor; alternatively from a hypothetical Latin stātor (literally “stander”); all ultimately from stāre (“to stand”).
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Forms
plural: statorsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves:stator coil
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsRelatedrotor
Derivedrotorstator