Rotative

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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."

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"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."

Etymology

Compare French rotatif.

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