Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rotor

/ˈɹoʊ.tɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables
ro-tor
IPA
/ˈɹoʊ.tɚ/
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of powerful horizontal-axis atmospheric vortex generated by the interaction of strong winds with mountainous terrain.

noun

The set of cells within an oscillator that switch between being alive and dead over the course of the oscillator's period.

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Etymology

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɹoʊ.tɚ/
  • British English: /ˈɹəʊ.tə/

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Phrases

Flettner rotor locked rotor amp mountain rotor open rotor Reuleaux rotor rotor brake rotor burst rotor cloud

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Questions

How do you pronounce rotor?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹoʊ.tɚ/.
What does rotor mean?
A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump.
Where does rotor come from?
From an irregular clipping of rotator, originally in mathematics, coined by English mathematician and philosopher William Kingdon Clifford based on vector, see quotations. Doublet of rota and ruote.

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