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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Rotative \Ro"ta*tive\, a. [Cf. F. rotatif.]
turning, as a wheel; rotary; rotational.
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This high rotative velocity of the sun must cause an
equatorial rise of the solar atmosphere. --Siemens.
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{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.
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