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[ roh-tuh-ree ] / ˈroʊ tə ri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rotary ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveturning or capable of turning around on an axis, as a wheel. taking place around an axis, as motion. having a part or parts that turn on an axis, as a machine. noun, plural ro·ta·ries.a rotary device or machine. Chiefly Northeastern U.S. traffic circle. Also called rotary converter. Electricity. synchronous converter. (initial capital letter) Rotary Club. Origin of rotary1725–35; <Medieval Latin rotārius (adj.), equivalent to Latin rot(a) wheel + -ārius-ary OTHER WORDS FROM rotaryun·ro·ta·ry, adjectiveWords nearby rotaryrotachute, rotameter, rotan, rotaplane, Rotarian, rotary, rotary beater, rotary clothesline, Rotary Club, rotary dial, rotary engine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rotaryInquiries will be accepted only via Western Union telegram or rotary phone. The World’s Toughest Political Quiz|Jeff Greenfield|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST Bob Bashara was a married Rotary Club president who lived in a ritzy Detroit suburb. A Murder in Detroit’s Sexual Underworld|Steve Miller|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST The thwap-thwap-thwap of rotary wings above triggered an intense reaction in Army trauma surgeon Dr. (Maj.) Tara Dixon. From Hero to Homeless: Tara Dixon’s Story|Paula Broadwell|July 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST She traveled to South Africa as a Rotary International Youth Ambassador and contracted malaria. Rebel Wilson’s 12 Funniest Moments (Video)|Kevin Fallon|October 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
They have no jet aircraft—they rely on rotary wing aircraft. Iraq's Lousy Odds|Eli Lake|November 1, 2011|DAILY BEAST The chief danger here lies in the rotary motion of the water at the sharpest bends. The Andes of Southern Peru|Isaiah Bowman True it is that there is no need to worry over any such complicated systems as strength or rotary discards. Auction of To-day|Milton C. Work This chain passed around a wheel, to which it consequently imparted a rotary motion. Peter Cooper|Rossiter W. Raymond This adjustment for voltage is made by means of taps brought out from the primary coil to a rotary switch. The Radio Amateur's Hand Book|A. Frederick Collins As the man pounded he found that when he gave the pestle a twirling or rotary motion as it fell it ground the grain much faster. Stories of Useful Inventions|Samuel Eagle Foreman
British Dictionary definitions for rotary
adjectiveof, relating to, or operating by rotation turning or able to turn; revolving noun plural -riesa part of a machine that rotates about an axis US and Canadian a roundabout (for traffic) Word Origin for rotaryC18: from Medieval Latin rotārius, from Latin rota a wheel 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 Words related to rotarywhirling, spinning, whirligig, revolving, vertiginous, encircling, gyral, gyratory, rotating, rotational, rotatory |