also: かいてんがたでんどうき
rotary electric motor
Technical term in electrical engineering, contrasted with 直線型電動機 (linear motor).
See also: 直線型電動機
Unlike linear motors, rotary electric motors directly produce rotational motion.
A linear motor, which produces linear motion instead of rotation.
Standard technical term for a rotary electric motor.
Alternate reading using けい for 型; less common in modern technical usage.
Compound of 回転 (rotation) + 型 (type) + 電動機 (electric motor).