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Commonly used terms in the Electrical industry.
reluctance motor
a motor constructed on the principle of varying reluctance of the air gap as a function of the rotor position with respect to the stator coil axis. The torque in these motors arises from the tendency of the rotor to align itself in the minimum reluctance position along the length of the air gap.
synchronous reluctance motor
a synchronous motor that depends on a reluctance variation on the rotor for the mechanism of torque production. The rotor shape is designed to provide a high difference in the reluctances between the d and q axes.