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Rotor vs Roto - What's the difference?

rotor | roto |

As nouns the difference between rotor and roto

is that rotor is a rotating part of a mechanical device, for example in an electric motor, generator, alternator or pump while roto is Rotisserie League Baseball

rotor

English

(wikipedia rotor)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A rotating part of a mechanical device, for example in an electric motor, generator, alternator or pump.
  • *{{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Lee S. Langston, magazine=(American Scientist)
    • , title= 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.}}
  • The wing of a helicopter or similar aircraft.

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    roto

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (US, informal) (Rotisserie League Baseball)
  • * 2004 , Mark St. Amant, Committed: confession of a fantasy football junkie
    • "But that's just not an exciting quote, so they put on that roto baseball guy saying disparaging things about fantasy football," Emil concedes, referring to a roto baseball expert that HBO interviewed for the piece
  • * 1997', "BGI bill", ''Looking for Rules and Regulations for '''roto baseball league'' (on newsgroup ''pdaxs.sports.baseball )
    • Looking to find someone who has a comprehensive list of rules and regulations for Roto baseball.
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