ROTATOR Definition & Meaning

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rotator

[ roh-tey-teror, especially British, roh-tey- ]

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noun

plural rotators rotatores

a person or thing that rotates.
Anatomy. a muscle serving to rotate a part of the body.
Nautical. a bladed device streamed to rotate in the water to actuate a patent log.

rotator

/ ��əʊˈ�ٱ�ɪ��ə /

noun

a person, device, or part that rotates or causes rotation
anatomy any of various muscles that revolve a part on its axis

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of rotator¹

1670–80; < Latin ��ǳ��ٴǰ�, equivalent to ��ǳ�� ( re ) ( rotate ¹ ) + -tor -tor

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The low point came after a stellar seven-inning shutout performance against the New York Yankees in June, when Yamamoto suffered a strained rotator cuff.

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Yamamoto left his next start early because of a rotator cuff strain and did not return until September.

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After missing almost three months with a strained rotator cuff in his right pitching shoulder, Yamamoto couldn’t have been more impressive in his long-awaited return.

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Yamamoto’s start on Tuesday will be his first since suffering a strained rotator cuff on June 15.

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He could return from his strained rotator cuff as soon as the team’s next homestand.

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