Meanings
adjectiverotative (comparative more rotative, superlative most rotative)
comparative more rotative · superlative most rotative
- 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.
Origin
Compare French rotatif.
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Rhymes with rotative
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APA
rotative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rotative
MLA
“rotative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rotative. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rotative,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rotative.
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