rotor
See also: Rotor and rötor
English
Etymology
From an irregular shortening of rotator.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹəʊ.tə/
Audio (UK) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈɹoʊ.ɾɚ/
- (US, non-rhotic) IPA(key): /ˈɹoʊ.ɾə/
- Rhymes: (UK) -əʊtə
- Homophones: rota, Rota (non-rhotic accents), Rhoda (non-rhotic accents with flapping)
Noun
rotor (plural rotors)
- A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump.
- 2013 July-August, Lee S. Langston, “The Adaptable Gas Turbine”, in American Scientist:
- Turbines have been around for a long time—windmills and water wheels are early examples. The name comes from the Latin turbo, meaning vortex, and thus the defining property of a turbine is that a fluid or gas turns the blades of a rotor, which is attached to a shaft that can perform useful work.
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- (aviation) The wing of a helicopter or other rotary-wing aircraft.
- (meteorology) A type of powerful horizontal-axis atmospheric vortex generated by the interaction of strong winds with mountainous terrain.
- 2001, National Transportation Safety Board, “1.7.1 Observations and Forecasts”, in Uncontrolled Descent and Collision With Terrain, United Airlines Flight 585, Boeing 737-200, N999UA, 4 Miles South of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, Colorado Springs, Colorado, March 3, 1991, archived from the original on 22 January 2021, retrieved 29 January 2021, page 30-31:
- A glider instructor, who had been in the COS area for more than 25 years, was interviewed. He stated that around 1200 on the day of the accident, he observed a rotor hit the ground with estimated wind speeds of 70 to 80 miles per hour.
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- A quantity having magnitude, direction, and position.
Hyponyms
- main rotor
- tail rotor
- wound rotor
Derived terms
- mountain rotor
- rotor burst
- rotor brake
- rotor cloud
- rotor machine
- rotor kite
- rotor sail
Related terms
- stator
Translations
a rotating part of a mechanical device
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the wing of a helicopter or similar
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Czech
Etymology
From English rotor, ultimately from Latin rota.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrotor]
- Rhymes: -otor
Noun
rotor m
- rotor (rotating part of a mechanical device)
Related terms
- rotace
- rotačka
- rotoped
- rotovat
- rotunda
- runda
Further reading
- rotor in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- rotor in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- rotor in Internetová jazyková příručka
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rotor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈroː.tɔr/, /ˈroː.tər/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ro‧tor
- Rhymes: -oːtɔr, -oːtər
Noun
rotor m (plural rotoren or rotors, diminutive rotortje n)
- rotor
Derived terms
- rotoras
- rotorblad
French
Noun
rotor m (plural rotors)
- rotor
Further reading
- “rotor”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Verb
rotor
- first-person singular present passive indicative of rotō
References
- rotor in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English rotor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɔ.tɔr/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔtɔr
- Syllabification: ro‧tor
Noun
rotor m inan
- rotor (rotating part of a mechanical device)
- Synonym: wirnik
- rotor (propeller on a rotorcraft that provides lift)
- Synonym: wirnik
- (meteorology) rotor (type of powerful horizontal-axis atmospheric vortex generated by the interaction of strong winds with mountainous terrain)
Declension
Declension of rotor
singular | plural | |
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nominative | rotor | rotory |
genitive | rotora | rotorów |
dative | rotorowi | rotorom |
accusative | rotor | rotory |
instrumental | rotorem | rotorami |
locative | rotorze | rotorach |
vocative | rotorze | rotory |
Derived terms
adjective
- rotorowy
Further reading
- rotor in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- rotor in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Noun
rotor m (plural rotores)
- rotor (a rotating part of a mechanical device)
- rotor (central part of a helicopter’s wings)
Romanian
Etymology
From French rotor.
Noun
rotor n (plural rotoare)
- rotor
Declension
Declension of rotor
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) rotor | rotorul | (niște) rotoare | rotoarele |
genitive/dative | (unui) rotor | rotorului | (unor) rotoare | rotoarelor |
vocative | rotorule | rotoarelor |
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rôːtor/
- Hyphenation: ro‧tor
Noun
rȏtor m (Cyrillic spelling ро̑тор)
- rotor
Declension
Declension of rotor
singular | plural | |
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nominative | rotor | rotori |
genitive | rotora | rotora |
dative | rotoru | rotorima |
accusative | rotor | rotore |
vocative | rotoru / rotore | rotori |
locative | rotoru | rotorima |
instrumental | rotorom | rotorima |
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /roˈtoɾ/ [roˈt̪oɾ]
- Rhymes: -oɾ
- Syllabification: ro‧tor
Noun
rotor m (plural rotores)
- rotor
Further reading
- “rotor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Turkish
Noun
rotor (definite accusative rotoru, plural rotorlar)
- (aviation) rotor
Declension
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Nominative | rotor | rotorlar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | rotoru | rotorları | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dative | rotora | rotorlara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | rotorda | rotorlarda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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