stator


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
stator /ˈsteɪtə/
noun the stationary part of an electric generator or motor.

■ a row of stationary aerofoils positioned between the rotors of an axial-flow turbine.

– origin C19: from stationary, on the pattern of rotor.
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