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

The sun-and-planet arrangement, with gears of equal size, was adopted by Watt for nearly all the rotative engines that he built during the term of the "crank patents."

From Kinematics of Mechanisms from the Time of Watt by Ferguson, Eugene S.

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

From the first, the rotative engines were made double-acting—that is, work was done by steam alternately in each end of the cylinder.

From Kinematics of Mechanisms from the Time of Watt by Ferguson, Eugene S.