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ro·ta·ry  (rt-r)
adj.
Of, relating to, causing, or characterized by rotation, especially axial rotation.
n. pl. ro·ta·ries
1. A part or device that rotates around an axis.
2. Chiefly New England See traffic circle.
[Medieval Latin rotrius, from Latin rota, wheel; see ret- in Indo-European roots.]
rotary
Adjective
1. revolving
2. operating by rotation
Noun
pl -ries
US & Canad a traffic roundabout
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rotaryrotary - a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"
roundabout, traffic circle, circle
junction - the place where two or more things come together
road, route - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
2.rotaryrotary - electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa
rotary converter, synchronous converter
electrical converter - converter that converts alternating current into direct current or vice versa
Adj.1.rotary - relating to or characterized by rotation; "rotary dial"
2.rotary - describing a circle; moving in a circle; "the circular motion of the wheel"
orbitual, circular
cyclical, cyclic - recurring in cycles
rotary
adjective revolving, turning, spinning, rotating, rotational, gyratory, rotatory
Translations
Spanish rotary [ˈrəutərɪ] adj → rotativo
French rotary [ˈrəutərɪ] adj → rotatif/ive
German rotary [ˈrəutərɪ] adj (cutter) → rotierend;
(motion) → Dreh-
Italian rotary [ˈrəutərɪ] adj → rotante
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But, inasmuch as it is equally necessary to take into account the deviation which the rotary motion of the earth will impart to the shot, and as the shot cannot reach the moon until after a deviation equal to 16 radii of the earth, which, calculated upon the moon's orbit, are equal to about eleven degrees, it becomes necessary to add these eleven degrees to those which express the retardation of the moon just mentioned: that is to say, in round numbers, about sixty-four degrees.
From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
In the middle of one of the longest sentences, he stopped the rotary motion of the snuffbox, raised his head, and with inimical politeness lurking in the corners of his thin lips interrupted Weyrother, wishing to say something.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
"There is but one little objection to make to your proposition," replied Barbicane, "which is that, during the rotary motion of the globe, our thread would have wound itself round it like a chain on a capstan, and that it would inevitably have brought us to the ground.
Round The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
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