rotative

English

Etymology

Compare French rotatif.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɪtɪv

Adjective

rotative (comparative more rotative, superlative most rotative)

  1. Turning; rotary; rotational.
    • 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.

Derived terms

  • rotative engine

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɔ.ta.tiv/
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Noun

rotative f (plural rotatives)

  1. rotary press

Derived terms

Adjective

rotative

  1. feminine singular of rotatif

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ro.taˈti.ve/
  • Rhymes: -ive
  • Hyphenation: ro‧ta‧tì‧ve

Adjective

rotative

  1. feminine plural of rotativo

Noun

rotative f

  1. plural of rotativa

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