Rotator may refer to
Anatomy
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Anatomical terms of motion §Rotation
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List of internal rotators of the human body
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List of external rotators of the human body
Other uses
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Antenna rotator
An antenna rotator (or antenna rotor) is a device used to change the orientation (geometry), orientation, within the horizontal plane, of a directional antenna. Most Antenna (radio), antenna rotators have two parts, the rotator unit and the cont ...
, a device used to change the orientation, within the horizontal plane, of a directional antenna
*Field rotator or
Clock drive
In astronomy, a clock drive (also known as a sidereal drive or field rotator) is a motor-controlled mechanism used to move an equatorial mounted telescope along one axis to keep the aim in exact sync with the apparent motion of the fixed stars ...
, a mechanism to move a telescope to keep the aim in exact sync with the apparent motion of the fixed stars
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Kicked rotator
The kicked rotator, also spelled as kicked rotor, is a paradigmatic model for both Hamiltonian Chaos theory, chaos (the study of chaos in Hamiltonian systems) and quantum chaos. It describes a free rotating stick (with moment of inertia I) in an ...
, a prototype model for chaos and quantum chaos studies
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Polarization rotator
A polarization rotator is an optical device that rotates the polarization axis of a linearly polarized light beam by an angle of choice. Such devices can be based on the Faraday effect, on birefringence, or on total internal reflection. F. J. ...
, an optical device that rotates the polarization axis of a linearly polarized light beam by an angle of choice
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Faraday rotator
A Faraday rotator is a polarization rotator based on the Faraday effect, a magneto-optic effect involving transmission of light through a material when a longitudinal static magnetic field is present. The state of polarization (such as the axis o ...
, a polarization rotator based on the Faraday effect
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''Rotator'' (album), a 1996 album by Danish rock band Dizzy Mizz Lizzy
*Rotator truck, a type of
tow truck
A tow truck (also called a wrecker, a breakdown truck, recovery vehicle or a breakdown lorry) is a truck used to move disabled, improperly parked, Vehicle impoundment, impounded, or otherwise indisposed motor vehicles. This may involve recoverin ...
with a rotating extendible boom
See also
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List of fast rotators (minor planets)
This is a list of fast rotators—"minor planets" (which includes asteroids) that have an exceptionally short rotation period, i.e. high rotation rate or spin rate. In some cases the rotation period is not constant because the object tumb ...
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List of slow rotators (minor planets)
This is a list of slow rotators—minor planets that have an exceptionally long rotation period. This period, typically given in hours, and sometimes called rotation rate or spin rate, is a fundamental standard physical property for minor p ...
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Rotation (disambiguation)
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