Rotor
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- A rotating part of a mechanical device, for example in an electric motorRotor (electric)The rotor is the non-stationary part of a rotary electric motor, electric generator or alternator, which rotates because the wires and magnetic field of the motor are arranged so that a torque is developed about the rotor's axis. In some designs, the rotor can act to serve as the motor's armature,...
, generator, alternator or pump.
In engineering:
- Rotor (electric)Rotor (electric)The rotor is the non-stationary part of a rotary electric motor, electric generator or alternator, which rotates because the wires and magnetic field of the motor are arranged so that a torque is developed about the rotor's axis. In some designs, the rotor can act to serve as the motor's armature,...
, the non-stationary part of an alternator or electric motor, operating with a stationary element called the stator. - Helicopter rotorHelicopter rotorA helicopter main rotor or rotor system is a type of fan that is used to generate both the aerodynamic lift force that supports the weight of the helicopter, and thrust which counteracts aerodynamic drag in forward flight...
, the rotary wing(s) of a rotorcraft such as a helicopter - ROTORROTORROTOR was a huge and elaborate air defence radar system built by the British Government in the early 1950s to counter possible attack by Soviet bombers...
, a former radar project in the UK following the Second World War - Rotor (turbine), the rotor of a turbine powered by fluid pressure
- Rotor (crank), a variable-angle bicycle crank
- Rotor (brake), the disc of a disc brake, in U.S. terminology
- Rotor (brake mechanism)DetanglerThe detangler or rotor is an invention for the Freestyle BMX bicycle, allowing the handlebars to turn a complete 360° rotation without the brake cables getting tangled up. It is commonly called the Gyro. The trademark for the term Gyro is owned by Odyssey BMX, of Cerritos, California...
, a device that allows the handlebars and fork to revolve indefinitely without tangling the rear brake cable - Rotor (distributor), a component of the ignition system of an internal combustion engine
- Rotor (engine)Pistonless rotary engineA pistonless rotary engine is an internal combustion engine that does not use pistons in the way a reciprocating engine does, but instead uses one or more rotors, sometimes called rotary pistons...
, the powered part of a pistonless rotary engine - Rotor (antenna), an electric motor that rotates an antenna to the direction of transmission or reception
In computing:
- Rotor machineRotor machineIn cryptography, a rotor machine is an electro-mechanical device used for encrypting and decrypting secret messages. Rotor machines were the cryptographic state-of-the-art for a prominent period of history; they were in widespread use in the 1920s–1970s...
, the rotating wheels used in certain cipher machines, such as the German Enigma machine - Rotor (software project), the former code name for Microsoft's shared source implementation of its Common Language Infrastructure
In medicine:
- Rotor syndromeRotor syndromeRotor syndrome, also called Rotor type hyperbilirubinemia, is a rare, relatively benign autosomal recessive bilirubin disorder of unknown origin...
, a rare liver disorder
In biology and chemistry:
- The rotating part of a centrifugeCentrifugeA centrifuge is a piece of equipment, generally driven by an electric motor , that puts an object in rotation around a fixed axis, applying a force perpendicular to the axis...
, which also holds the samples
In other fields:
- SC Rotor VolgogradSC Rotor VolgogradFC Rotor Volgograd is an association football club from Volgograd, Russia.-History:The team name is a reference to the Dzherzinsky Tractor Works, once a major producer of tractors, and the scene of heavy fighting during the Battle of Stalingrad during World War II.Rotor was the last champion of the...
, a Russian football club - Rotor (Sonic the Hedgehog), a fictional character from the Sonic the Hedgehog universe
- Rotor (ride)Rotor (ride)The Rotor is an amusement park ride, designed by German engineer Ernst Hoffmeister in the late 1940s. The ride was first demonstrated at Oktoberfest 1949, and was exhibited at fairs and events throughout Europe during the 1950s and 1960s...
, the trade name for an amusement ride - Rotor (meteorology), a turbulent horizontal vortex that forms in the trough of lee waves
- Rotor (mathematics)Rotor (mathematics)A rotor is an n-blade object in geometric algebra, which rotates another n-blade object about a fixed or translated point. They are normally motivated by considering an even number of reflections, which generate rotations...
, an n-blade object in geometric algebra, which rotates another n-blade object about a fixed or translated point - Curl (mathematics), known as rotor in some countries, a vector operator that shows a vector field's rate of rotation
- Rotor, a space colony in Isaac Asimov's novel Nemesis
- R.O.T.O.R.R.O.T.O.R.R.O.T.O.R. is a 1989 science fiction action film starring Richard Gesswein, Jayne Smith and Margaret Trigg. The film has been described as a low-budget copy of The Terminator and RoboCop.-Plot:...
, a 1989 science fiction/action movie - Vibrator (sex toy)Vibrator (sex toy)Vibrators are devices for the body and skin, to stimulate the nerves for a relaxing and pleasurable feeling. Some vibrators are designed to ergonomically stimulate erogenous zones for erotic stimulation.-History:...
, a Japanese usage of similar sounds in English. Also spelt as rotar.