"rotator" meaning in English

See rotator in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: rotators [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ) Etymology: From rotate + -or. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rotate|or}} rotate + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} rotator (plural rotators)
  1. One who or that which rotates.
    Sense id: en-rotator-en-noun-XHYd0V62
  2. (anatomy) A muscle by which a joint can be rotated. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-rotator-en-noun-HXYL6OEP Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  3. A revolving reverberatory furnace.
    Sense id: en-rotator-en-noun-pdMW983x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 4 62 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 18 7 58 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 19 4 60 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 2 63 16
  4. (Internet) A banner ad that cycles through multiple advertisements. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-rotator-en-noun-wr98xk99 Categories (other): Rotation Disambiguation of Rotation: 15 20 21 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: super rotator [astronomy, natural-sciences] Derived forms: Faraday rotator, rotator cuff, rotor, shape rotator

Inflected forms

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