Rotor

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Rotor usually refers to the rotating part of a machine such as a motor, generator, alternator, pump, or helicopter. The part of the machine that does not rotate is called a stator.

1 Uses
2 Acronyms and code names
3 Entertainment
4 Meteorology

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Uses

The flying part of a helicopter is a rotor.
In electrical engineering, the rotor of an electric motor or dynamo is an armature.
In automotive mechanics, the disc in a disc brake. It can also be part of a distributor.
Certain cipher machines, such as the German Enigma machine, made use of rotating wheels, see rotor machine in connection with these devices.
In radio, a rotor is an electric motor designed to turn a receiving antenna to match the direction of the received signal.

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Acronyms and code names

The ROTOR radar project, the UK's first national air defence system following the Second World War, incorporating some Chain Home radar stations.
Rotor is the code name for Microsoft's shared source implementation of the Common Language Infrastructure.

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Entertainment

SC Rotor Volgograd is a Russian football club.
Rotor is a fictional character from the Sonic the Hedgehog universe Rotor (Sonic the Hedgehog).
Rotor is the trade name for an amusement ride.

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