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ROTOR COIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rotor coil mean?
• ROTOR COIL (noun)
The noun ROTOR COIL has 1 sense:
1. the rotating armature of a motor or generator
Familiarity information: ROTOR COIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The rotating armature of a motor or generator
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
rotor; rotor coil
Hypernyms ("rotor coil" is a kind of...):
armature (coil in which voltage is induced by motion through a magnetic field)
Holonyms ("rotor coil" is a part of...):
electric motor (a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work)
generator (engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction)
turbine (rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate)
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