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Webster 1913 Edition
Rotator
Ro-ta′tor
,Noun.
[L.]
1.
(Anat.)
that which gives a rotary or rolling motion, as a muscle which partially rotates or turns some part on its axis.
2.
(Metal.)
A revolving reverberatory furnace.
Webster 1828 Edition
Rotator
ROTA'TOR
,Noun.
Definition 2024
rotator
rotator
English
Noun
rotator (plural rotators)
- One who or that which rotates.
- (anatomy) A muscle by which a joint can be rotated.
- A revolving reverberatory furnace.
- (Internet) A banner ad that cycles through multiple advertisements.
Derived terms
- super rotator
- rotor
Latin
Verb
rotātor
- second-person singular future passive imperative of rotō
- third-person singular future passive imperative of rotō
References
- rotator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “rotator”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.