Definition of stator
: a stationary part in a machine in or about which a rotor revolves
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Several such coils form the rotor, which is the part of the motor that turns, and which sits inside the stator, which does not.
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That turns them into an electromagnet, generating a magnetic field which pushes against an existing field generated by a second set of permanent magnets inside the stator.
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A stationary stator holds the machine in place while a moving rotor spins and drills across the cell membrane.
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