stator

noun

sta·​tor ˈstā-tər How to pronounce stator (audio)
: a stationary part in a machine in or about which a rotor revolves

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For safety, the Cassio 330 uses dual-battery strings and dual-channel stator windings in the motors to maintain partial operation in an emergency. David Szondy june 29, New Atlas, 29 June 2025 The large components in the motor are shaped like slim discs, and the stator is positioned between the two rotors. Chad Kirchner, ArsTechnica, 25 June 2025 This is an axial flux system, with permanent magnet rotors on either side of the electromagnetic stator. James Morris, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025 As a result, Aisin, one of the Toyota group's largest component makers, wasn't able to get rotors and stators from its suppliers, delaying delivery of hybrid motors to Toyota, this person said. Aditi Shah and Norihiko Shirouzu, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stator

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, one that stands, from stare to stand — more at stand

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stator was in 1892

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“Stator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stator. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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