ROTOR
What does "ROTOR" mean?
A rotating part of a machine, such as the spinning blades of a helicopter or the rotating coil of a motor.
Meanings
- The rotating assembly of blades that lifts and propels a helicopter. The helicopter's rotor sliced the morning fog. technical
- The rotating component of an electric motor, generator, or alternator. A worn bearing let the rotor wobble in its casing. technical
- The rotating disc gripped by the pads in a disc brake. The mechanic resurfaced the warped brake rotor. technical
Did you know?
- The word 'rotor' is a clipped form of 'rotator', and it is a palindrome - it reads the same in both directions, fittingly for a part whose whole job is to turn around.
Word origin
An early-20th-century shortening of 'rotator', from Latin 'rotare' (to turn), from 'rota' (wheel).
Remember it
ROTOR is a palindrome - it spins the same backwards and forwards, exactly like the part it names.
A little poem
Steel petals blurring-
they trade the same point of air
ten thousand times a breath.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why is 'rotor' the perfect name for a spinning part? Read it backwards and it's still turning out the same.
What it teaches
What lifts you may be invisible: the fastest-moving part of any machine is usually the one you can no longer see.
Quick facts
What does ROTOR mean?
A rotating part of a machine, such as the spinning blades of a helicopter or the rotating coil of a motor.
Is ROTOR a valid word?
Yes — ROTOR is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is ROTOR?
ROTOR has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does ROTOR come from?
An early-20th-century shortening of 'rotator', from Latin 'rotare' (to turn), from 'rota' (wheel).
What can ROTOR teach us?
What lifts you may be invisible: the fastest-moving part of any machine is usually the one you can no longer see.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.