rotor

Types:

main rotor

rotor consisting of large rotating airfoils on a single-rotor helicopter that produce the lift to support the helicopter in the air

anti-torque rotor, tail rotor

rotor consisting of a rotating airfoil on the tail of a single-rotor helicopter; keeps the helicopter from spinning in the direction opposite to the rotation of the main rotor

Type of:

rotating mechanism

a mechanism that rotates

Synonyms:

rotor coil

Antonyms:

stator, stator coil

mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves

Type of:

armature

coil in which voltage is induced by motion through a magnetic field