stator
sta·tor
noun
1.
mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves
Origin
From stationary or static by analogy with rotor; alternatively from a hypothetical Latin stātor (literally “stander”); all ultimately from stāre (“to stand”).
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