rotative

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They also create rotative engine discs by carving out large pieces of titanium and other metals.

From Washington Times • Dec. 23, 2020

In fifth place, with 10% of the votes, was the Crossness Engine House, and the James Watt rotative beam engine.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2014

It was at last the portable machine it remains to-day, and was placed wherever convenient, complete in itself and with the rotative motion adaptable for all manner of work.

From James Watt by Carnegie, Andrew

The following table compiled by the author gives the rotative velocities of various projectiles:   Calibre Inches Wt., lbs.

From The Development of Armor-piercing Shells with Suggestions for their Improvement by Zafra, Carlos de

There are however methods by which either a rotative or alternating motion may be produced by very moderate degrees of heat.

From The Botanic Garden A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of Vegetation by Darwin, Erasmus