rotatory

[ roh-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

/ ˈroʊ təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

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adjective

pertaining to or of the nature of rotation: rotatory motion.

rotating, as an object.

passing or following in rotation or succession.

causing rotation, as a muscle.

Origin of rotatory

1745–55; <New Latin rotātōrius, equivalent to Latin rotā(re) (see rotate¹) + -tōrius-tory¹

OTHER WORDS FROM rotatory

un·ro·ta·to·ry, adjective

Words nearby rotatory

rotation vector, rotative, rotator, rotator cuff, rotator muscle, rotatory, rotatory nystagmus, Rotavator, rotavirus, Rotblat, R.O.T.C.

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Example sentences from the Web for rotatory

This machine takes the name of torno, from its rotatory motion.
Letters from Spain|Joseph Blanco White
The books he chose puzzled and almost shocked the rotatory guardians of his sanctum.
The Soul of a Child|Edwin Bjorkman
This rotatory motion carried unequal shreds from the centre towards the border, and reciprocally.
Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men|Francois Arago
In this rotatory motion, responsibility is thrown off from the parts, and from the whole.
The Writings of Thomas Paine, Volume II|Thomas Paine

That when moved, its motion is rotatory and not rectilinear, it owes to its own nature.
Plato's Doctrine respecting the rotation of the Earth and Aristotle's Comment upon that Doctrine|George Grote

British Dictionary definitions for rotatory

rotatory

less commonly rotative (ˈrəʊtətɪv)

/ (ˈrəʊtətərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

of, relating to, possessing, or causing rotation

Derived forms of rotatory

rotatively, adverb

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Medical definitions for rotatory

rotatory

[ rō′tə-tôr′ē ]

adj.

Of, relating to, causing, or characterized by rotation.

Occurring or proceeding in alternation or succession.

单词	rotatory
释义	rotatory [ roh-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ] / ˈroʊ təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rotatory ON THESAURUS.COM adjective pertaining to or of the nature of rotation: rotatory motion. rotating, as an object. passing or following in rotation or succession. causing rotation, as a muscle. Origin of rotatory 1745–55; <New Latin rotātōrius, equivalent to Latin rotā(re) (see rotate¹) + -tōrius-tory¹ OTHER WORDS FROM rotatory un·ro·ta·to·ry, adjective Words nearby rotatory rotation vector, rotative, rotator, rotator cuff, rotator muscle, rotatory, rotatory nystagmus, Rotavator, rotavirus, Rotblat, R.O.T.C. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rotatory This machine takes the name of torno, from its rotatory motion. Letters from Spain\|Joseph Blanco White The books he chose puzzled and almost shocked the rotatory guardians of his sanctum. The Soul of a Child\|Edwin Bjorkman This rotatory motion carried unequal shreds from the centre towards the border, and reciprocally. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men\|Francois Arago In this rotatory motion, responsibility is thrown off from the parts, and from the whole. The Writings of Thomas Paine, Volume II\|Thomas Paine That when moved, its motion is rotatory and not rectilinear, it owes to its own nature. Plato's Doctrine respecting the rotation of the Earth and Aristotle's Comment upon that Doctrine\|George Grote British Dictionary definitions for rotatory rotatory less commonly rotative (ˈrəʊtətɪv) / (ˈrəʊtətərɪ, -trɪ) / adjective of, relating to, possessing, or causing rotation Derived forms of rotatory rotatively, adverb 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 rotatory whirling, spinning, whirligig, revolving, vertiginous, encircling, gyral, gyratory, rotating, rotational, rotary, circumgyratory, circumrotatory, circumvolutory, gyrational, rotative, vortical, vorticose Medical definitions for rotatory rotatory [ rō′tə-tôr′ē ] adj. Of, relating to, causing, or characterized by rotation. Occurring or proceeding in alternation or succession. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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rotatory

adjective

Origin of rotatory

OTHER WORDS FROM rotatory

Words nearby rotatory

Example sentences from the Web for rotatory

British Dictionary definitions for rotatory

less commonly rotative (ˈrəʊtətɪv)

adjective

Derived forms of rotatory

Words related to rotatory

Medical definitions for rotatory

adj.