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derotating

derotating is the present participle and gerund of derotate.

Meaning of derotate

Verb

derotate (third-person singular simple present derotates, present participle derotating, simple past and past participle derotated)

  1. To correct a rotational deformity.
  2. (rare) To bring the nose of an aircraft down to the runway after touching down on the main gear.

Questions about derotating

What is derotating the present participle and gerund of?
Derotating is the present participle and gerund of derotate.

Words near derotating in the dictionary

  1. derostering
  2. derosters
  3. derotate
  4. derotated
  5. derotates
  6. derotating
  7. derotation
  8. derotational
  9. derotations
  10. derotator
  11. derotators

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Adapted from Wiktionary: derotating (page history and authors); derotate (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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