rotationallyadv.
/rə(ʊ)ˈteɪʃn̩əli/, /rə(ʊ)ˈteɪʃn̩l̩i/, /rə(ʊ)ˈteɪʃənl̩i/, /rə(ʊ)ˈteɪʃ(ə)nəli/, U.S. /roʊˈteɪʃ(ə)n(ə)li/ Originally: in turn, in succession. Later also: in a rotational manner; by or with respect to rotation.
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the world > movement > motion in specific manner > revolution or rotation > [adverb] > with respect to rotation
rotationally1791
the world > time > change > alternation > rotation > [adverb]
aboutOE
whilemeala1382
by whiles1382
in coursea1400
in turna1500
circularly1648
in rotation1771
round-by-round1933
rotationally1950
1791 W. Taplin Gentleman's Stable Directory (new ed.) II. 122 Stopping..at every public house upon the different roads for some miles round; to all which he had been rotationally led.
1803 Sporting Mag. Dec. 146/1 No less than seven volunteers rotationally made their unexpected appearance.
1883–4 Proc. Royal Soc. 36 277 (title) On the motion of fluid, part of which is moving rotationally and part irrotationally.
1895 Philos. Trans. 1894 (Royal Soc.) A. 185 817 A simple theory of free electrons in a rotationally fluid æther.
1912 G. H. Lepper From Nebula to Nebula v. 87 The planet is not, however, thereby retarded, whether rotationally or revolutionally, but is made to press onward.
1950 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Jan. 4/2 Calves which are rotationally grazed.
1978 Sci. Amer. Jan. 122/3 The four letters p, b, d and q are rotationally similar.
2008 Rock & Gem Apr. 74/1 The majority of faceting machines on the market today have enough tolerance..to move rotationally.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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