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rotative

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -eɪtɪv

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adj

Meaning 1

Turning; rotary; rotational.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1882, March 9, "On the Conservation of Solar Energy", Carl Wilhelm Siemens, Nature This high rotative velocity of the sun must cause an equatorial rise of the solar atmosphere.

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History

Etymology

Compare French rotatif.