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rotary

[ roh-tuh-ree ]

adjective

  1. turning or capable of turning around on an axis, as a wheel.
  2. taking place around an axis, as motion.
  3. having a part or parts that turn on an axis, as a machine.


noun

plural rotaries.
  1. a rotary device or machine.
  2. Chiefly Northeastern U.S. traffic circle.
  3. Also called rotary converter. Electricity. synchronous converter.
  4. (initial capital letter) Rotary Club.

rotary

/ ˈ°ùəʊ³ÙÉ™°ùɪ /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or operating by rotation
  2. turning or able to turn; revolving
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a part of a machine that rotates about an axis
  2. a roundabout (for traffic)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ü²Ô·°ù´Çt²¹Â·°ù²â adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rotary1

1725–35; < Medieval Latin °ù´Ç³ÙÄå°ù¾±³Ü²õ (adj.), equivalent to Latin rot ( a ) wheel + -Äå°ù¾±³Ü²õ -ary
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rotary1

C18: from Medieval Latin °ù´Ç³ÙÄå°ù¾±³Ü²õ , from Latin rota a wheel
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It's understood the government accepts that the design of some rotary wing aircraft increases the likelihood of engine exhaust fumes entering the cabin.

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Aleman placed the roses on a conveyor belt, advancing them to a rotary saw that cut their stems.

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But as with the many monitors, the walkie-talkies and rotary phones and control panels all worked, a verisimilitude that, to Benesch, made each uninterrupted, carefully choreographed take that much more stressful.

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Inside these circular cavities, the bacteria began to exhibit rotary motion akin to pendulum clocks.

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National letters of intent have gone the way of typewriters, rotary telephones and dinosaurs.

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