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stator

sta·tor [ stáytər ] (plural sta·tors)


noun 
Definition:
 
stationary part around which rotor turns: a stationary part in a machine, e.g. a motor or generator, around which or in which a rotor rotates

[Late 19th century. < modern Latin, "somebody or something that stands" < Latin stat- (see station)]
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