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rotative adjective engineering specializeduk /rəʊˈteɪ.tɪv/ us /ˈroʊ.teɪ.t̬ɪv/ (of a machine) having a part that moves around in a circle: (机器)有旋转部件的;旋转式的 Watt's rotative engine is preserved in the Science Museum.瓦特的旋转发动机被保存在科学博物馆中。 Samuel Clegg obtained the patent for his horizontal rotative retort. Synonym
rotary His many rotative engines all had a clumsy arrangement of beams with vertical cylinders. A Victorian steam rotative beam engine that pumped London's effluence from its centres of population is being restored. He also obtained the patent for his rotative gas meter and self-acting governor. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Revolving, rotating and spinning around around and aroundidiom backspin birl centrifugal reel revolving rotary rotate rotation rotational spin spiral swim swing swizzle twirl twirling twirly underspin |