rotative

[ roh-tey-tiv ]

/ ˈroʊ teɪ tɪv /

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adjective

rotating or pertaining to rotation.

producing rotation.

happening in regular succession.

Origin of rotative

1770–80; <Latin rotāt(us) (see rotate¹) + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM rotative

ro·ta·tive·ly

[roh-tey-tiv-lee, -tuh-], /ˈroʊ teɪ tɪv li, -tə-/, adverbnon·ro·ta·tive, adjectiveun·ro·ta·tive, adjective

Words nearby rotative

rotation axis, rotation flap, rotation-inversion axis, rotation of axes, rotation vector, rotative, rotator, rotator cuff, rotator muscle, rotatory, rotatory nystagmus

Example sentences from the Web for rotative

Watt had perfected, with the aid of Murdoch, both the pumping-engine and the rotative steam-engine for application to mills.
A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine|Robert H. Thurston
I do not say, "The tables turn because my fluid is rotative."
Mysterious Psychic Forces|Camille Flammarion
The rotative speeds of turbines, operating under any given head, should thus increase as their capacities and diameters decrease.
Electric Transmission of Water Power|Alton D. Adams
If it is a rotative engine, with a winding barrel, it will cost 270l.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick

Rotative pumping engines of large size have a plunger speed of 90 ft. per minute.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 1|Various