释义 |
rotatory /roh"teuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/, adj. 1. pertaining to or of the nature of rotation: rotatory motion. 2. rotating, as an object. 3. passing or following in rotation or succession. 4. causing rotation, as a muscle. [1745-55; < NL rotatorius, equiv. to L rota(re) (see ROTATE1) + -torius -TORY1] |