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rotator Definition

ro·ta·tor (rō′tāt′ər)

noun

  1. a person or thing that rotates
  2. pl. ro′·ta·tor′es′rō′tə tôr′ēz′Anat. a muscle that serves to rotate a part of the body

rotator Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: If you have a torn rotator cuff tendon it may need surgery, tho not always.
  • damage: If arthritis has damaged the rotator cuff you will probably not get full movement back.
  • set: Set the Gemini instrument rotator to the preferred orientation ( portrait or landscape ) for Michelle's rectangular science field.
  • use: Can I use a dish rotator with a Digibox?

Adjective modifier

  • external: The external rotators are strengthened by holding the elbow in the waist whilst twisting the hand out to the side.
  • internal: Specifically, the front shoulder muscles and internal rotators are too strong in comparison to the rear shoulder and external rotator muscles.
  • partial: Partial rotator cuff tears can also been depicted, although the accuracy is lower than for complete tears.
  • complete: Complete rotator cuff tears are well seen with ultrasound.
  • arthroscopic: If a rotator cuff tear is confirmed an arthroscopic rotator cuff repair is often required.

Modifies a noun

  • cuff: The tendons of the rotator cuff are prone to this.
  • handler: Verizon again claims rotator combination handler the title of the wireless leader in customer loyalty.
  • muscle: This is almost always due to months or years of muscle imbalances in the hip rotator muscles.
  • combination: Verizon again claims rotator combination handler the title of the wireless leader in customer loyalty.
  • container: That sounds like some pretty rotator container handler serious backtracking.
  • assembly: In addition, the whole rotator assembly and gimbal structure were constructed specially to provide rigid coupling between the motion generator and the animal.

Noun used with modifier

  • instrument: The instrument rotator is used to rotate the instrument to match the change in the positions of stars.
  • image: Flash Image Rotator by Lisa To edit the Flash image rotator, you will need to use Macromedia Flash MX.
  • shoulder: This throwing movement involves the external shoulder rotators ( the posterior shoulder muscles ) and the arm extensors ( the triceps ).
  • hip: This is almost always due to months or years of muscle imbalances in the hip rotator muscles.
  • cassegrain: It is NOT possible for the telescope to have the cassegrain rotator fixed and for you to simultaneously specify the field orientation.