stator
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The stationary part of a motor or other machine.
Etymology
From stationary or static by analogy with rotor; alternatively from a hypothetical Latin stātor (literally “stander”); all ultimately from stāre (“to stand”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: stātor