stator

[ stey-ter ]

/ ˈsteɪ tər /

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noun

Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.Compare rotor (def. 1).

Aeronautics. the system of stationary airfoils in the compressor of a jet engine.

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Origin of stator

1900–05; <New Latin, Latin: literally, one that stands. See status, -tor

Words nearby stator

statocyst, statohm, statokinetic reflex, statolatry, statolith, stator, statoscope, statotonic reflexes, statto, statuary, statue

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How to use stator in a sentence

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 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
There is a stator ring which entirely surrounds the armature.
Motion Picture Operation, Stage Electrics and Illusions|Henry C. Horstmann
Then there is a temple agreeing with the descriptions of that of Jupiter Stator upon the Palatine.
Rambles in Rome|S. Russell Forbes

Between the rows of the blading upon the rotor extend similar rows of stationary blades attached to the casing or stator.
Steam Turbines|Hubert E. Collins

British Dictionary definitions for stator

stator

/ (ˈsteɪtə) /

noun

the stationary part of a rotary machine or device, esp of a motor or generator

a system of nonrotating radially arranged parts within a rotating assembly, esp the fixed blades of an axial flow compressor in a gas turbine

Compare rotor (def. 1)

Word Origin for stator

C20: from Latin: one who stands (by), from stāre to stand

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