ðə ɹˈoʊɾɚ kənsˈɪsts ʌv sˈɔft mæɡnˈɛɾɪk mətˈɪɹiəl, sˈʌtʃ ɐz lˈæmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd sˈɪlɪkən stˈiːl, wˌɪtʃ hɐz mˌʌltɪpəl pɹədʒˈɛkʃənz ˈæktɪŋ æz sˈeɪliənt mæɡnˈɛɾɪk pˈoʊlz θɹuː mæɡnˈɛɾɪk ɹᵻlˈʌktəns.
The rotor consists of soft magnetic material, such as laminated silicon steel, which has multiple projections acting as salient magnetic poles through magnetic reluctance.