- contrarotation
- \\|kän.trə+\ noun
Etymology: contra- + rotation: rotation contrary to another rotation (as of a propeller)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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Contrarotation — Con tra*ro*ta tion, n. Circular motion in a direction contrary to some other circular motion. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contrarotation — noun Application of the maximum power of usually a single piston or turboprop engine to drive two propellers in opposite rotation. See Also: contrarotating … Wiktionary
contrarotation — con·tra·rotation … English syllables
contrarotating — adjective Rotating in two directions by contrarotation … Wiktionary
gear pump — noun : a rotary pump consisting of two meshing gear wheels in a suitable casing whose contrarotation entrains the fluid on one side and discharges it on the other * * * gear pump, a type of pump with two meshing gears that rotate to move thick… … Useful english dictionary
