Rotor
Rotor may refer to:
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
- the rotating part of a machine, as in a motor, generator, alternator, a pump or a helicopter. The part of the machine that does not rotate is called the stator.
- an electric motor designed to turn a receiving antenna to match the direction of the received signal.
- certain cipher machines, such as the German Enigma machine, made use of rotating wheels, see rotor machine.
- in US English, the disc in a disc brake.
- a part in a distributor.
- a fictional character from the Sonic the Hedgehog universe Rotor (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- the ROTOR radar project, the UK's 1st national air defence system following the Second World War, incorporating some Chain Home radar stations.
- Rotor, the code name for Microsoft's shared source implementation of the Common Language Infrastructure
- THE ROTOR is the trade name for an amusment ride.
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
~ What's Hot ~
Alvin And The Chipmunks The Squeakquel, Ninja Assassin, Sorority Row, The Princess And The Frog, Eclipse, Avatar, Percy Jackson The Olympians The Lightning Thief, 500 Days Of Summer, Fantastic Mr Fox, The Blind Side, Madagascar 3, The Mummy 4 Rise Of The Aztec, 2012, My Sister S Keeper, Hannah Montana The Movie, The Ugly Truth, New Moon, Twilight, Breaking Dawn, The Boondock Saints Ii All Saints Day,
~ Community ~
| ► | History Forum Come and discuss about History, Civilizations, Historical Events and Figures |
| ► | History Web-Ring A community of sites, blogs and forums dedicated to History. Do not hesitate to submit your site. |
and are licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Lexicon - Privacy Policy - Spiritus-Temporis.com ©2005.
