Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounmechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves
Similar
stator coil
Opposite
Broader
mechanical device
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinstātor
- Englishstator
From stationary or static by analogy with rotor; alternatively from a hypothetical Latin stātor (literally “stander”); all ultimately from stāre (“to stand”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Basque estatore
- estatorestationary part of a motor
Chinese Mandarin 定子
- 定子 (dìngzǐ)stationary part of a motor
Finnish staattori, seisoja
- staattoristationary part of a motor
- seisojastationary part of a motor
Greek στάτης
- στάτης (státis)stationary part of a motor
Indonesian stator
- statorstationary part of a motor
Polish stojan
- stojanstationary part of a motor
Portuguese estator
- estatorstationary part of a motor
Spanish estátor, estator
- estátorstationary part of a motor
- estatorstationary part of a motor
Tagalog patigil
- patigilstationary part of a motor
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with stator
latergreatercreatorlocatorvibratortranslatorspectatorterminatorcatercraternarratorslatercuratorgatormateralligatorwaiterdictatorskaterincubatorequatortraitorupdaterrotator
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
stator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stator
MLA
“stator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stator. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stator,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stator.
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