Definition of contra-rotating in English:
contra-rotating
adjectivekɒntrərəʊˈteɪtɪŋ
Rotating in the opposite direction or in opposite directions, especially about the same shaft.
Example sentencesExamples
- The valves are actuated via drag arms from twin, contra-rotating camshafts.
- The twin rotor mechanism seems very accurate for scale and is contra-rotating, an unexpected bonus on a model.
- With its wings folded and contra-rotating propellers missing, the former fighter was neatly parked between two of the unit's wooden huts.
- However, most designs still had two or more contra-rotating blades to solve the torque problem and this caused highly complex and unsound craft.
- Another benefit was that the contra-rotating propellers eliminated torque.