STATOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stator mean? 

• STATOR (noun)
  The noun STATOR has 1 sense:

1. mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves

  Familiarity information: STATOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STATOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

stator; stator coil

Hypernyms ("stator" is a kind of...):

mechanical device (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)

Holonyms ("stator" 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)

Antonym:

rotor (the rotating armature of a motor or generator)