"rotor" in the noun sense
1. rotor, rotor coil
the rotating armature of a motor or generator
2. rotor
the revolving bar of a distributor
3. rotor
rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating airfoils
"there are horizontal rotors on a helicopter or compressor rotors in a jet engine"
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