δρομέας — meaning in English

English meaning

• cursor noun A part of any of several scientific or measuring instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position.
• rotor noun The rotating part of a motor, generator, or similar machine.
• runner noun A person who runs, especially as a sport or form of exercise.

Senses

δρομέας is used for these senses in English:

• cursor (computing) An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.

cursor — full definition

1. noun A part of any of several scientific or measuring instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position.
2. noun A moving icon or other representation of the position of the pointing device.
3. noun An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.
4. noun A reference to a row of data in a table, which moves from row to row as data is retrieved by way of it.

rotor — full definition

1. noun The rotating part of a motor, generator, or similar machine.
2. noun The spinning blade assembly of a helicopter.
3. noun The metal disc a car's brake pads clamp onto in a disc brake.

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