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Rotative

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• Rotatores

  noun, plural rotators for 1, 3, rotatores [roh-tuh-tawr-eez, -tohr-] /ˌroʊ təˈtɔr iz, -ˈtoʊr-/ (Show IPA), for 2. 1. a person or thing that rotates. 2. Anatomy. a muscle serving to rotate a part of the body. 3. Nautical. a bladed device streamed to rotate in the water to actuate a patent log. noun 1. a […]

• Rotator muscle

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• Rotatory

  adjective 1. pertaining to or of the nature of rotation: rotatory motion. 2. rotating, as an object. 3. passing or following in rotation or succession. 4. causing rotation, as a muscle. adjective 1. of, relating to, possessing, or causing rotation rotatory ro·ta·to·ry (rō’tə-tôr’ē) adj. Of, relating to, causing, or characterized by rotation. Occurring or proceeding […]

• Rotatory nystagmus

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