stator

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The stationary part of a motor or other machine.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-stator.wav

Word forms

stator stators

Etymology

From stationary or static by analogy with rotor; alternatively from a hypothetical Latin stātor (literally “stander”); all ultimately from stāre (“to stand”).

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