rotor
noun/ˈrəʊtə(r)/
/ˈrəʊtər/
- a part of a machine that turns around a central point
- rotor blades on a helicopter
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRotor is used before these nouns:- blade
Word Originearly 20th cent.: formed irregularly from rotator.Definitions on the go
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