rotor
rotor Lexical Profile
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• noun
A rotating assembly of airfoils or blades that provides lift or traction, notably serving as the main rotating structure of a helicopter.
"The helicopter hovered smoothly above the building, its massive main rotor slicing quickly through the air."
The rotating part of a machine or electrical device, such as an electric motor, generator, alternator, or turbine.
"If the electric motor fails to start, the rotor may be jammed or the bearings might need lubrication."
A localized region of intensely turbulent and violently rotating air, often forming on the leeward side of a mountain ridge.
"Pilots are advised to avoid the lee side of the mountain range to stay clear of the dangerous rotors that form in the turbulent air."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the early 1920s as a shortened (syncopated) form of 'rotator', originating from the Latin verb 'rotare', meaning to revolve or turn.
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