rotor
Turbine's spinning part
A rotor is the rotating part of a machine, distinguished from the stationary part (the stator).
In helicopters, the rotor is the assembly of spinning blades that provides lift.
In engines, generators, and turbines, rotors spin to convert or transfer energy.
The word also appears in meteorology for a turbulent horizontal vortex that forms downwind of mountains.
Narrow vertical passage
- bearingsAwareness of one's position
- hubCentral connection point
- armatureRotating electromagnetic coil
- commutatorRotating contact that reverses current
stator · flywheel · crankshaft · camshaft · dynamo · motor · engine · torque
Rapid rotation around axis
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- gyrationCircular or spiral movement
- RPMTurns in sixty seconds
- centrifugalDirected away from axis
centripetal · torque · inertia · momentum · wobble · precession · vibration · balance
Electricity-producing machine
- windmillRotating structure harnessing air
- bladesSharp flat cutting parts
- windfarmGrouped turbines generating electricity
- nacelleAircraft engine housing
renewable · energy · power · electricity · megawatt · grid · wind turbine · steam turbine
Rotorcraft or cleaver
- bladesSharp flat cutting parts
- hoverRemain suspended midair
- aviationFlying or operating aircraft
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
pilot · flight · gyrocopter · autogyro · airlift · cockpit · airspeed · altitude
Artificial water supply for agriculture
- sprinklerWater-dispersing lawn fixture
- nozzleFlow-directing pipe fitting
- spray headFixture dispersing water streams
- lawnTended yard grass
watering · garden · pop-up · impact · oscillating
shaft
Narrow vertical passage
commutator · stator · flywheel · crankshaft · camshaft · dynamo · motor · engine · torque · coupling
spin
Rapid rotation around axis
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- gyrationCircular or spiral movement
- RPMTurns in sixty seconds
centrifugal · centripetal · torque · inertia · momentum · wobble · precession · vibration · balance · oscillation
generator
Electricity-producing machine
- windmillRotating structure harnessing air
- bladesSharp flat cutting parts
- windfarmGrouped turbines generating electricity
nacelle · renewable · energy · power · electricity · megawatt · grid · wind turbine · steam turbine · gas turbine
chopper
Rotorcraft or cleaver
aircraft · pilot · flight · gyrocopter · autogyro · airlift · cockpit · airspeed · altitude · takeoff
irrigation
Artificial water supply for agriculture
- sprinklerWater-dispersing lawn fixture
- nozzleFlow-directing pipe fitting
- spray headFixture dispersing water streams
- turbinesturbine blade, gas turbine, steam turbine, wind turbine, water turbine
- turbomachineryturbine, steam turbine, gas turbine, wind turbine, water turbine
- watchmakingloupe, chronograph, tweezers, screwdriver, perpetual calendar
- automation partsPLC, servo motor, actuator, encoder, VFD
- propellerspropeller, blade, prop, blade tip, three-blade
- rotational mechanicsangular momentum, moment of inertia, rotational motion, torque, rotational axis
rotorfixed wing
Aircraft with immobile airfoils
fuselage · airframe · stabilizer · tail
- tire rotationMoving wheels to different positions
- crop rotationAlternating field plantings yearly
- rotor bladesRotating lift-generating surfaces
- player rotationSystematic substitution of participants
- screen rotation
- brake rotorsSpinning discs calipers grip
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