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contrarotating

contrarotating adjective: rotating in two directions by contrarotation.

Adjective

contrarotating (not comparable)

  1. Rotating in two directions by contrarotation.
    • Contrarotating propellers are two propellers rotating in opposite directions about the same shaft axis and usually driven by the same engine. Do not confuse them with counterrotating propellers which are propellers rotating in opposite directions, but on different shaft axes.

Forms of contrarotating

alternative formcontra-rotating

Origin of contrarotating

From contra- + rotating.

Questions about contrarotating

What does contrarotating mean?
Contrarotating means rotating in two directions by contrarotation.
What part of speech is contrarotating?
Contrarotating is an adjective.

Words near contrarotating in the dictionary

  1. contrariousness
  2. contrarities
  3. contrarity
  4. contrariways
  5. contrariwise
  6. contrarotating
  7. contrarotation
  8. contrary
  9. contrary to
  10. contrary to all expectations
  11. contrary to popular belief

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