Rotator

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rotator \Ro*ta"tor\, n. [L.]
     1. (Anat.) that which gives a rotary or rolling motion, as a
        muscle which partially rotates or turns some part on its
        axis.
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     2. (Metal.) A revolving reverberatory furnace.
        [1913 Webster]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  37 Moby Thesaurus words for "rotator":
     carousel, centrifuge, chuck, disk, drill, extractor, fan, governor,
     gyroscope, impeller, jack, merry-go-round, propeller, reel, roller,
     rolling pin, rolling stone, rotary drill, rotor, roundabout,
     rundle, screw, spindle, spinner, spit, spool, teetotum, top,
     treadmill, turbine, turntable, wheel, whirlabout, whirler,
     whirligig, whorl, windmill