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| autogiro |
an aircraft that is pulled forward by a conventional propeller and held up in the air by a large horizontal rotor mounted on top of the fuselage. |
| gyrocompass |
a navigational device with a gyroscope rotor that maintains a stable orientation toward true north. |
| impeller |
a rotor used to transmit forward motion, as to a gas or liquid. [1/2 definitions] |
| stator |
the stationary part of a motor, dynamo, turbine, or the like, usu. the housing of a rotor. |
| Wankel engine |
an internal combustion engine that features a triangular rotor revolving in a chamber, and that requires fewer moving parts and is lighter and less efficient than a piston-driven engine. |
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