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 hydraulic feed is an improvement on the above, in that the rate of feed is independent of the rotative speed of the rods and can be adjusted with the utmost nicety.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various

Modern airplane engines are designed to operate continuously at a fairly uniform high rotative speed and at full load over long periods of time.

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

I do not say, "The tables turn because my fluid is rotative."

From Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants by Flammarion, Camille