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Webster 1913 Edition
Rotative
Ro′ta-tive
,Adj.
[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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Rotative
RO'TATIVE
,Adj.