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Noun: stator  stey-tu(r)
  1. Mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves
    "The engineer inspected the stator for signs of wear";
    - stator coil

Sounds like: stationary, statistator

Derived forms: stators

Type of: mechanical device

Antonym: rotor

Part of: electric motor, generator, turbine

Encyclopedia: Stator