'Rotative' definitions:
Definition of 'Rotative'
From: GCIDE
- Rotative \Ro"ta*tive\, a. [Cf. F. rotatif.] turning, as a wheel; rotary; rotational. [1913 Webster]
- This high rotative velocity of the sun must cause an equatorial rise of the solar atmosphere. --Siemens. [1913 Webster]
- Rotative engine, a steam engine in which the reciprocating motion of the piston is transformed into a continuous rotary motion, as by means of a connecting rod, a working beam and crank, or an oscillating cylinder. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Rotative'
- Rotate,
- Rotated,
- Rotating,
- Rotation,
- Rotator,
- rotatable,
- rotational,
- rotationally,
- Moment of rotation,
- Negative rotation,
- Positive rotation,
- Rotation in office,
- Rotation of crops,
- Rotative engine,
- axial rotation,
- axis of rotation,
- clockwise rotation,
- counterclockwise rotation,
- orbital rotation,
- rotating mechanism,
- rotating shaft,
- rotational latency,
- rotational nystagmus,
- rotator cuff,
- Instantaneous axis of rotation,
- Instantaneous center of rotation,
- post-rotational nystagmus