different between alternator vs rotor

English

Etymology

alternate +? -or

Noun

alternator (plural alternators)

1. An electric generator which produces alternating current through mechanical means.

Derived terms

• Alexanderson alternator
• turboalternator

Translations

Latin

Verb

altern?tor

1. second-person singular future passive imperative of altern?
2. third-person singular future passive imperative of altern?

Romanian

Etymology

From French alternateur.

Noun

alternator n (plural alternatoare)

1. alternator

Declension

English

Etymology

From an irregular shortening of rotator.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /????.t?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??o?.t?/
• Homophone: rota (non-rhotic accents)

Noun

rotor (plural rotors)

1. A rotating part of a mechanical device, for example in an electric motor, generator, alternator or pump.
2. The wing of a helicopter or other rotary-wing aircraft.
3. (meteorology) A type of powerful horizontal-axis atmospheric vortex generated by the interaction of strong winds with mountainous terrain.
4. A quantity having magnitude, direction, and position.

Derived terms

• mountain rotor
• rotor cloud

Related terms

• stator

Translations

Czech

Etymology

From English rotor, ultimately from Latin rota.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?rotor]
• Rhymes: -otor

Noun

rotor m

1. rotor (rotating part of a mechanical device)

Related terms

Further reading

• rotor in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• rotor in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

rotor m (plural rotoren or rotors, diminutive rotortje n)

1. rotor

Latin

Verb

rotor

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of rot?

References

• rotor in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Polish

Noun

rotor m inan

1. rotor (the rotating part of a mechanical device)

Declension

Synonyms

• wirnik

Portuguese

Noun

rotor m (plural rotores)

1. rotor (a rotating part of a mechanical device)
2. rotor (central part of a helicopter’s wings)

Romanian

Etymology

From French rotor.

Noun

rotor n (plural rotoare)

1. rotor

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rô?tor/
• Hyphenation: ro?tor

Noun

r?tor m (Cyrillic spelling ??????)

1. rotor

Declension

Spanish

Noun

rotor m (plural rotores)

1. rotor

Turkish

Noun

rotor (definite accusative rotoru, plural rotorlar)

1. (aviation) rotor

Declension