What is a rotor?
Q: What is a rotor?
A: A rotor is a rotating part used in engineering, computing and music. In engineering it can refer to the rotary wing(s) of a helicopter, the non-stationary part of an alternator or electric motor, a turbine powered by fluid pressure, the disc of a disc brake, a component of an internal combustion engine's ignition system, an electric motor that rotates an antenna for transmission or reception and the rotary piston in a rotary combustion engine. In computing it refers to the rotating wheels used in certain cipher machines such as the German Enigma machine and was formerly known as Microsoft's shared source implementation of its Common Language Infrastructure. In music it can refer to either a German progressive stoner rock band or an experimental electronica band from New Zealand.
