rotor
A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump.
In a disc brake, the metal disc attached to the wheel hub.
The wing of a helicopter or other rotary-wing aircraft.
A type of powerful horizontal-axis atmospheric vortex generated by the interaction of strong winds with mountainous terrain.
A quantity having magnitude, direction, and position.
The set of cells within an oscillator that switch between being alive and dead over the course of the oscillator's period.
An amusement park and carnival ride consisting of a rotating cylindrical chamber in which centrifugal force adheres riders to the wall as the floor drops away, creating a sensation of defying gravity.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Rhymes
Words that share the same ending sound pattern
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing