Definitions for stator

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stator sta·tor

Spelling: [stey-ter]

IPA: /ˈsteɪ tər/

Stator is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 114 anagrams from letters in stator (aorstt).

Definitions for stator

noun

1. Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine. Compare rotor (def 1).
2. Aeronautics. the system of stationary airfoils in the compressor of a jet engine.

Origin of stator

1900-05; New Latin, Latin: literally, one that stands. See status, -tor

Examples for stator

This is the part of the variocoupler that is called the stator.

The coil represents the stationary part, the stator (Fig. 445) and the cup the rotating part, the rotor, of an induction motor.

Between the rows of the blading upon the rotor extend similar rows of stationary blades attached to the casing or stator.

The field system is called the stator, and the armature the rotor.

By means of these liners the rotor may be set in its proper running position relative to the stator.

The currents in the rotor winding are induced by the action of the rotating magnetic field set up by the stator currents.

I went down at Thompson's pasture: stator came to me, and told me soon that my son was cleared and a free man.

stator came to me and told me that my son was cleared and a free man.

There is a stator ring which entirely surrounds the armature.