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stator coil

stator coil

6.2
Fixed wire loops inside a motor that make a magnetic field when electric current flows
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The engineer examined the stator coil to ensure it was properly aligned with the rotor.

Examples

  • During maintenance, they inspected the stator coil for signs of wear and overheating.

  • A malfunction in the stator coil can lead to inefficiencies in the electric motor's performance.

  • The stator coil, made not in the ordinary method of winding round copper wire over stacked iron laminates, instead takes shape through the careful placement of machined copper sheet.

    Academic text (2002)

Surface Forms

stator coil singular
stator coils plural

Morphology

stator + coil

The meaning is directly compositional: a 'stator coil' is simply a coil that belongs to or is located on the stator (the fixed part). Given the constituent definitions ('stator' = fixed part, 'coil' = wound wire) the noun–noun combination follows a regular modifier pattern and is predictable for learners who know both words.

Etymology

Stator coil comes from stator, a word meaning 'to stand' or 'stay still', and coil, a loop of wire. So a stator coil is literally the loops of wire that do not move inside a motor and help make the magnetic field the motor uses.