stator
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.
Origin of stator
1Words Nearby stator
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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 TowerThe 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 | VariousThere is a stator ring which entirely surrounds the armature.
Motion Picture Operation, Stage Electrics and Illusions | Henry C. HorstmannThen there is a temple agreeing with the descriptions of that of Jupiter stator upon the Palatine.
Rambles in Rome | S. Russell ForbesBetween 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
/ (ˈsteɪtə) /
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
Origin of stator
1- Compare rotor (def. 1)
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