[a. L. stator, agent-n. f. sta-, stāre to stand.]
1. Electr. The stationary portion of an electric generator or motor, esp. of an induction motor.
1902. S. Sheldon & H. Mason, Altern.-Current Machines, 142. The stationary part of an induction motor is called the stator, and the moving part is called the rotor.
1903. Nature, 23 April, 588/2. The high pressure current is taken only to the stators of the high tension motors.
1903. [see ROTOR 2].
2. The casing enclosing the revolving blades of a steam turbine.
1911. Encycl. Brit., XXV. 846/1. The tips [of the blades] are fined down … so that in the event of contact taking place … between the ‘rotor’ or revolving part, and the ‘stator’ or case, they may grind without being stripped off.
