English Dictionary

rotor

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɹəʊ.tə/

名詞

A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump. / (aviation) The wing of a helicopter or other rotary-wing aircraft.

日本語の意味

機械装置の回転部品（例：電動モーター、発電機、オルタネーター、ポンプなどの回転部分） / 航空（特にヘリコプターなど）における回転翼

The engineer inspected the rotor carefully before reassembling the turbine.

技術者はタービンを再組み立てる前に回転子を注意深く点検した。

意味（1）

A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump.

Turbines have been around for a long time—windmills and water wheels are early examples. The name comes from the Latin turbo, meaning vortex, and thus the defining property of a turbine is that a fluid or gas turns the blades of a rotor, which is attached to a shaft that can perform useful work.

意味（2）

(aviation) The wing of a helicopter or other rotary-wing aircraft.

意味（3）

(meteorology) A type of powerful horizontal-axis atmospheric vortex generated by the interaction of strong winds with mountainous terrain.

A glider instructor, who had been in the COS area for more than 25 years, was interviewed. He stated that around 1200 on the day of the accident, he observed a rotor hit the ground with estimated wind speeds of 70 to 80 miles per hour.

意味（4）

A quantity having magnitude, direction, and position.

rotors （ plural ）