rotator

English

Etymology

rotate + -or

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ)

Noun

rotator (plural rotators)

  1. One who or that which rotates.
  2. (anatomy) A muscle by which a joint can be rotated.
  3. A revolving reverberatory furnace.
  4. (Internet) A banner ad that cycles through multiple advertisements.

Hyponyms

  • (astronomy): super rotator

Derived terms

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

rotātor

  1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of rotō

References

  • rotator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • rotator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French rotateur.

Adjective

rotator m or n (feminine singular rotatoare, masculine plural rotatori, feminine and neuter plural rotatoare)

  1. rotatory

Declension

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