ROTATIVE

rotative. Rotative, a. in manner of a wheel, rotary

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Ro″ta‐tive (?), a. [[Cf. F. rotatif.]] turning, as a wheel; rotary; rotational. This high rotative velocity of the sun must cause an equatorial rise of the solar atmosphere. Siemens. 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.