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 introduction of the centrifugal pump would obviously extinguish the single acting engine, as rotative engines working at a high speed would be the most appropriate form of engine where the centrifugal pump was employed.

From A Catechism of the Steam Engine by Bourne, John, C.E.

When a high piston speed is obtained by great length of piston stroke, and not by high rotative speed, their use is less objectionable.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua