rotor
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5.4
- noun
- /ˈroʊtər/
- Specialized
:
rotor
- The drivetrain and generator are located under the rotor near the ground for easy maintenance and inspection.
- rotor blade
- rotor speed
- rotor vibration
Because, you know, flying craft needs something called wings or rotors or powers fly.
- Because, you know, flying craft needs something called wings or rotors or powers fly.
- So like the, the rumble of a cruise ship rotors, the, the, I mean, the, the propeller blades.
- So if for example, you push up at the back of the rotor disk, that's like a turn in this direction.
- So we hit the ground, rotor brake, stop, and I'm like, holy crap, we're alive.
- Everything that's round the rigid rotor is a fantastic starting point.
Examples
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EV tolls use multiple small rotors instead of the single large one found in helicopters.
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We have a tail rotor de-ice caution light.
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When this rotor does a full turn, it will kick the next rotor one place and then the right hand rotor keeps going.
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We lost the tail rotor!
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A moment later, the helicopter passes it, the rotor just clearing the top of the car.
Fiction book (1991) -
The rotor rpm is dropping.
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Commander, we've lost power to the forward rotors.
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The roar of the helicopter's engines and the staccato beat of its rotors drowned out all other sounds.
Fiction book (1999) -
The chopper crunches into the row of MMRs, stops, its rotors still spinning.
Fiction book (1997) -
The helicopter's rotor spun rapidly, allowing it to lift off the ground smoothly.
Synonyms
1
4.5
A large set of spinning blades on a helicopter that lifts it into the air
1
6.9
A set of long rotating blades on a helicopter that lift it and let it hover
Compounds
- Specialized
4
6.8
A small spinning blade at the tail of a helicopter that keeps it from spinning
- Specialized
1
4.5
A large set of spinning blades on a helicopter that lifts it into the air
- Specialized
Coiled wire on the motor's rotating part that carries electric current and makes it turn
A helicopter that has one main spinning blade and a tail rotor for balance
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rotor comes from the Latin root rot- (the same as rotate) meaning 'to turn' or 'wheel'. That is why a helicopter or wind turbine has a rotor — it is the set of blades that turn to lift the aircraft or make electricity.