Rotor vs Motor - What's the difference?
rotor | motor |
A rotating part of a mechanical device, for example in an electric motor, generator, alternator or pump.
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A machine or device that converts any form of energy into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.
(lb) A motor car, or automobile.
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*:It was flood-tide along Fifth Avenue; motor , brougham, and victoria swept by on the glittering current; pretty women glanced out from limousine and tonneau; young men of his own type, silk-hatted, frock-coated, the crooks of their walking sticks tucked up under their left arms, passed on the Park side.
(lb) A source of power for something, an inspiration, a driving force.
(biology) describing neurons that create the ability to move
As nouns the difference between rotor and motor
is that rotor is a rotating part of a mechanical device, for example in an electric motor, generator, alternator or pump while motor is a machine or device that converts any form of energy into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.As an adjective motor is
describing neurons that create the ability to move.As a verb motor is
to drive around leisurely in a motorised vehicle.rotor
English
(wikipedia rotor)Noun
(en noun)Lee S. Langston, magazine=(American Scientist)
The Adaptable Gas Turbine, passage=Turbines have been around for a long time—windmills and water wheels are early examples. The name comes from the Latin turbo'', meaning ''vortex , and thus the defining property of a turbine is that a fluid or gas turns the blades of a rotor , which is attached to a shaft that can perform useful work.}}
motor
English
(wikipedia motor)Alternative forms
* motour (very rare)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* engineDerived terms
* electric motor * linear motor * motorbike * motorcycle * motorcyclist * motorise * motorist * motor oil * motor scooter * motor trade * motor unit * motor vehicle * outboard motor * rocket motor * shaded-pole motorAdjective
(-)- She has excellent motor skills.
