Definition of Stator

1. Noun. Mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves.

Exact synonyms: Stator Coil
Group relationships: Electric Motor, Generator, Turbine
Generic synonyms: Mechanical Device
Antonyms: Rotor

Definition of Stator

1. n. A stationary part in or about which another part (the rotor) revolves, esp. when both are large;

Definition of Stator

1. Noun. The stationary part of a motor or other machine. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Stator

1. the part of a machine about which the rotor revolves [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stator

statistology
statists
stative
statives
statoblast
statoblasts
statocracies
statocracy
statocratic
statocyst
statocysts
statoid
statoids
statolith
statoliths
stator (current term)
stator coil
stators
statoscope
statoscopes
stats
statto
stattos
statua
statuaries
statuary
statuas
statue
statue maker
statued

Literary usage of Stator

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Electrical Engineering: The Theory and Characteristics of Electrical by Clarence Victor Christie (1917)
"438. nji = total mmf of the stator per phase, nil' = mmf of the load component of stator ... 438, may be replaced by the stator current diagram, Fig. 439. ..."

2. Principles of Alternating Current Machinery by Ralph Restieaux Lawrence (1920)
"Test data obtained from no-load and blocked runs and the measured stator and rotor resistances are given below. Ohmic resistance at 25°C. of stator between ..."

3. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1908)
"Ventilation.—In modern induction motors, a great deal of attention has been paid to ventilation. The yoke that supports the stator punchings is made as open ..."

4. Theory and Calculations of Electrical Apparatus by Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1917)
"The power generated in the stator, PI, and the power generated in the rotor, Pj, ... As seen here the difference between the two circuits, stator and rotor, ..."

5. Electrical Machine Design: The Design and Specification of Direct and by Alexander Gray (1913)
"The stator current acting alone produces a field which revolves at synchronous speed, namely rpm,; the rotor current acting alone produces a field which ..."

6. Electrical Machine Design: The Design and Specification of Direct and by Alexander Gray (1913)
"The stator current acting alone produces a field which revolves at synchronous speed, namely rpm,; the rotor current acting alone produces a field which ..."

7. Theory and Calculations of Electrical Apparatus by Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1917)
"The power generated in the stator, Pi, and the power generated in the rotor, P2, ... As seen here the difference between the two circuits, stator and rotor, ..."

8. A Text-book of Electrical Engineering by Adolf Thomälen (1907)
"The wires are distributed uniformly round the stator, and carry ... The maximum current in each wire is half the maximum current in the actual stator (Fig. ..."

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