rotator

roʊˈteɪtər

Definition

Definition of rotator - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mechanics

Rare

device that rotates something

Rare

The mechanic installed a new rotator in the machine..

revolver

spinner

turner

medical

TECH.

muscle that rotates a part of the body

TECH.

The rotator muscles in his shoulder were injured during the game..

spinner

turner

twister

advertising

TECH.

ad system cycling through ads

TECH.

The website uses a rotator for its banners.

advertiser

marketer

promoter

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Expressions with rotator

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rotator cuff

muscles and tendons supporting shoulder joint movement

Physical therapy helped strengthen her rotator cuff.

Origin of rotator

Latin, rotator (one who rotates)

Examples of rotator in a sentence

A faulty rotator caused the machine to malfunction.
He felt a sharp pain in his rotator after lifting the weights.
The surgeon explained how the rotator functions in arm movement.
The app's rotator displays different ads every hour.
Our rotator ensures equal exposure for all advertisers.

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French:rotateur, muscle rotateur, ...
German:Rotator, Drehmuskel, ...
Italian:dispositivo rotante, muscolo rotatore, ...
Spanish:rotador, músculo rotador, ...
Portuguese:rotador, músculo rotador, ...
Chinese:旋转器, 旋转肌, ...
Japanese:回転装置, 回旋筋, ...
Arabic:مدور, عَضَلَة دَوَّارَة, ...
Hebrew:רוֹטוֹר, שְׁרִיר מְסוֹבֵב, ...
Russian:вращатель, вращающая мышца, ...
Ukrainian:обертовий пристрій, ротатор, ...
Hindi:रोटेटर, घुमाने वाली मांसपेशी, ...
Bengali:রোটেটর, ঘূর্ণক, ...
Catalan:rotador, múscul rotador, ...
Czech:rotátor, otáčeč, ...
Danish:rotator, drejemuskel, ...
Dutch:rotator, rotatorspier, ...
Greek:περιστροφική συσκευή, στροφικός μυς, ...
Hungarian:forgatóberendezés, forgatóizom, ...
Khmer:ឧបករណ៍បង្វិល, សាច់ដុំបង្វិល, ...
Korean:회전 장치, 회전근, ...
Persian:چرخاننده, عضله چرخاننده, ...
Polish:rotator, mięsień obrotowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):rotador, músculo rotador, ...
Romanian:rotator, mușchi rotator, ...
Swedish:rotator, rotatormuskel, ...
Thai:ตัวหมุน, กล้ามเนื้อหมุน, ...
Turkish:döndürücü cihaz, döndürücü kas, ...
Vietnamese:thiết bị quay, cơ xoay, ...

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