Time rotor
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The Time rotor is the central, vertically moving column in the TARDIS console that visually represents the time machine’s engines in operation in the Doctor Who universe.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
component of the TARDIS
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fictional device → |
| appearsIn |
Doctor Who television series
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classic Doctor Who series → modern Doctor Who series → |
| associatedWith |
Time Lords
NERFINISHED
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the Doctor NERFINISHED → time travel → |
| controlledBy |
TARDIS console controls
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| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| designVariesBy |
Doctor’s TARDIS console room redesigns
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era of the television production → |
| diegeticRole |
represents the TARDIS time rotor mechanism mentioned in dialogue
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| fictionalStatus |
not a real-world time travel mechanism
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| fictionalUniverse |
Doctor Who
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| firstAppearanceContext |
early TARDIS console room sets in the 1960s Doctor Who series
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| hasFunction |
indicates that the TARDIS is in flight
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provides visual feedback during time travel → visually represents the TARDIS time engines in operation → |
| languageOfWork |
English
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| medium |
television
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| movementType |
reciprocating up-and-down motion
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vertical motion → |
| narrativeRole |
iconic visual element of the TARDIS interior
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visual cue that the TARDIS is dematerialising or rematerialising → |
| operationalStateIndicator |
is usually still when the TARDIS is at rest
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moves when the TARDIS is travelling → |
| partOf |
TARDIS console
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TARDIS control room → |
| visualCharacteristic |
central column of the TARDIS console
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contains moving internal elements in many designs → often illuminated from within → transparent or translucent column → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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TARDIS
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controlRoomFeature |