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 construction and operation of rotative radial cylinder engines introduce additional difficulties of lubrication to those already referred to and merit especial attention.

From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred

The loss of time due to the reduced rotative speed of work would of course be in proportion to that reduction, or in the ratio of 35 to 50.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

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.