rotator
a person or thing that rotates.
Anatomy. a muscle serving to rotate a part of the body.
Nautical. a bladed device streamed to rotate in the water to actuate a patent log.
Origin of rotator
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How to use rotator in a sentence
Hours later I boarded my rotator, the contracted plane overseas.
How I’ll End the War: The Trip Over to Afghanistan | Nick Willard | April 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMoreover, she had health insurance through her employer, which she only lost when a rotator-cuff injury cost her her own job.
Anti-Romney Ad Fudges Facts, Blows Opportunity for an Important Debate | Jesse Singal | August 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHesse considered as an animal allied to the Histriobdell, but which is only an imperfectly described rotator.
Animal Parasites and Messmates | P. J. Van BenedenUse a rotator or color tops for mixing discs of white and black to produce different shades of gray.
The Mind and Its Education | George Herbert BettsThe outer pair receive the strain of the rotator, and the inner are for adjustment and to prevent lateral movement.
The blades of the rotator are adjustable, being fitted into its tube or body by slits and holes and then soldered.
The person who conducts the ceremony, which is undertaken from choice, is called the rotator of the demon.
Ten Thousand Wonderful Things | Edmund Fillingham King
British Dictionary definitions for rotator
/ (rəʊˈteɪtə) /
a person, device, or part that rotates or causes rotation
anatomy any of various muscles that revolve a part on its axis
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