rotator

English

Etymology

rotate +‎ -or

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ)

Noun

rotator (plural rotators)

1. One who or that which rotates.
2. (anatomy) A muscle by which a joint can be rotated.
3. A revolving reverberatory furnace.
4. (Internet) A banner ad that cycles through multiple advertisements.

Hyponyms

• (astronomy): super rotator

Derived terms

• Faraday rotator
• rotator cuff
• rotor
• shape rotator

 

Anagrams

• Tortora

Latin

Verb

rotātor

1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of rotō

References

• “rotator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• rotator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French rotateur.

Adjective

rotator m or n (feminine singular rotatoare, masculine plural rotatori, feminine and neuter plural rotatoare)

1. rotatory

Declension

Declension of rotator

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	rotator		rotatoare	rotatori	rotatoare
	definite	rotatorul		rotatoarea	rotatorii	rotatoarele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	rotator		rotatoare	rotatori	rotatoare
	definite	rotatorului		rotatoarei	rotatorilor	rotatoarelor