antitorque rotor

[ an-tee-tawrk, an-tahy- ]

/ ˌæn tiˈtɔrk, ˌæn taɪ- /

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noun Aeronautics.

(on certain helicopters) a small rotor on the tail, turning in the vertical plane and providing a thrust whose torque opposes and compensates for the torque of the main rotor.

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Origin of antitorque rotor

anti- + torque

Words nearby antitorque rotor

antithermic, antithesis, antithetical, antithrombin, antithrombotic, antitorque rotor, antitoxic, antitoxin, antitoxin unit, antitrade, antitrades

How to use antitorque rotor in a sentence

So serious is this heat that it can distort a major APUS engine component, the rotor shaft, and cause significant damage.
Planes in Flames: Why Does It Keep Happening?|Clive Irving|July 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Next he says a double rotor Chinook landed inside the compound.
Osama Was My Neighbor|Ron Moreau, Sami Yousafzai|May 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The coil represents the stationary part, the stator (Fig. 445) and the cup the rotating part, the rotor, of an induction motor.
Physics|Willis Eugene Tower
The difference between the rate of rotation of the rotor and that of the magnetic field is called the "slip."
Physics|Willis Eugene Tower

The rotor circuits are, therefore, closed upon themselves in normal operation.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
For starting, a polyphase resistance completes the circuits of the rotor winding.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
The currents in the rotor winding are induced by the action of the rotating magnetic field set up by the stator currents.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various