Found 1 items, similar to Rotative.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Rotative Rotative \Ro"ta*tive\, a. [Cf. F. rotatif.] turning, as a wheel; rotary; rotational. [1913 Webster] This high rotative velocity of the sun must cause an equatorial rise of the solar atmosphere. --Siemens. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]