stator noun. ['steɪtǝ] L19.
[from STAT(IONARY + -OR, after rotor.]
1. Electricity. The stationary portion of an electric generator or motor, esp. of an induction motor. Now rare. L19.

2. Orig., any non-rotating part of a turbine. Now spec. a stator blade or a row of such blades. E20.

Comb.:
stator blade a small stationary aerofoil fixed to the casing of an axial-flow turbine, rows of which are positioned between the rows of rotor blades.

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