Rotor vs Rotator - What's the difference?
rotor | rotator |
A rotating part of a mechanical device, for example in an electric motor, generator, alternator or pump.
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One who or that which rotates.
(anatomy) A muscle by which a joint can be rotated.
A revolving reverberatory furnace.
(internet) A banner ad that cycles through multiple advertisements.
Rotator is a derived term of rotor.
As nouns the difference between rotor and rotator
is that rotor is a rotating part of a mechanical device, for example in an electric motor, generator, alternator or pump while rotator is one who or that which rotates.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.}}