Rotor 231290 223193023 2008-07-02T23:59:57Z Numbo3-bot 7118326 robot Adding: [[sh:Rotor]] {{wiktionarypar|rotor}} '''Rotor''' may refer to: In '''engineering''': *[[Helicopter rotor]], the rotary wing(s) of a rotorcraft such as a helicopter *[[Rotor (electric)]], the non-stationary part of an alternator or electric motor, operating with a stationary element called the stator. *[[ROTOR]], a former radar project in the UK following the Second World War *[[Rotor (turbine)]], the rotor of a turbine powered by fluid pressure *[[Rotor (brake)]], the disc of a disc brake, in U.S. terminology *[[Rotor (distributor)]], a component of the ignition system of an internal combustion engine *[[Rotor (engine)]], the rotary piston in a rotary combustion engine *[[Rotor (antenna)]], an electric motor that rotates an antenna to the direction of transmission or reception In '''computing''': *[[Rotor machine]], the rotating wheels used in certain cipher machines, such as the German Enigma machine *[[Rotor (software project)]], the former code name for Microsoft's shared source implementation of its Common Language Infrastructure In '''medicine''': * [[Rotor syndrome]], a rare liver disorder In '''music''': * [[Rotor (band)]], a German progressive stoner rock band In '''other fields''': *[[SC Rotor Volgograd]], a Russian football club *[[Rotor (Sonic the Hedgehog)]], a fictional character from the Sonic the Hedgehog universe *[[Rotor (ride)]], the trade name for an amusement ride *[[Rotor (meteorology)]], a turbulent horizontal vortex that forms in the trough of lee waves *[[Rotor (mathematics)]], an n-blade object in geometric algebra, which rotates another n-blade object about a fixed or translated point *Rotor, a space colony in [[Isaac Asimov]]'s book ''Nemesis'' *[[R.O.T.O.R.]], a 1989 science fiction/action movie {{disambig}} [[Category:Mechanical engineering]] [[Category:Aerospace engineering]] [[bs:Rotor (čvor)]] [[cs:Rotor]] [[es:Rotor]] [[gl:Rotor]] [[nl:Rotor]] [[ja:ローター]] [[no:Rotor]] [[pl:Rotor]] [[sr:Ротор]] [[sh:Rotor]]