rotative

Definitions

rotate + -ive (tending to) = tending to rotate. A technical near-synonym of rotary, mostly seen in older engineering terms (rotative engine). See rotate.

Common Collocations

• 1.rotative motion旋转运动
• 2.rotative engine旋转式发动机

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Early steam plants used a rotative engine to drive the machinery.

• 2.

  The mechanism converts up-and-down motion into rotative motion.