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'''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
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