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rotative

 [roh-tey-tiv]  

ro·ta·tive

   [roh-tey-tiv]
adjective
1.
rotating or pertaining to rotation.
2.
producing rotation.
3.
happening in regular succession.
Origin:
1770–80; < Latin rotāt(us) (see rotate1) + -ive

Related forms
ro·ta·tive·ly  [roh-tey-tiv-lee, -tuh-] , adverb
non·ro·ta·tive, adjective
un·ro·ta·tive, adjective
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rotatory or rotative (ˈrəʊtətərɪ, -trɪ, ˈrəʊtətɪv)
 
—adj
of, relating to, possessing, or causing rotation
 
rotative or rotative
 
—adj
 
'rotatively or rotative
 
—adv

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