rotary Definition
ro·tary (rōt′ə rē)
adjective
- turning around a central point or axis, as a wheel; rotating
- having a rotating part or parts
- having blades that rotate on a hub rather than a reel a rotary lawn mower
- occurring around an axis rotary motion
Etymology: ML rotarius < L rota, wheel: see roll
noun pl. -·ta·ries
- a rotary machine or engine
- Rotary Club
- ☆ traffic circle
rotary Synonyms
rotary Usage Examples
Converse of object
join: No, the public can join the Rotary or volunteer with an agency.
Modifying Another Word
now: This same finish is given to all key controls, which are now rotary in function.
Modifies a noun
- mower: Their steel deck rotary mowers are very popular for the medium sized garden.
- encoder: Each channel accepts digital input as an index input for a rotary encoder or as a home sensor input for a linear encoder.
- quern: Rotary querns have a circular upper stone that was rotated on a base stone, with the corn ground between the two.
- actuator: Possible applications include: pick and place operations, rotary actuators and many areas of automation.
- evaporator: The extract was centrifuged, and the pale-yellow ethereal solution evaporated under reduced pressure in a rotary evaporator.
- kiln: From the river it is possible to see the three large rotary kilns which are exposed to the elements for most of their length.
Used with adjective complement
- include: Its wide range of piling techniques includes rotary bored, CFA, precast driven and retaining wall piling.
- space: During use the first thing which was apparent was the change in sound from the TC discharge when compared to my equally spaced rotary.
Noun used with modifier
- speed: In general, low speed rotaries need large tank capacitors, and high speed rotaries need smaller tank capacitors to obtain maximum power throughput.
- tone: As mentioned, there are a handful of controls that take the PT-01 to the next level and these include pitch and tone rotaries.
- volunteer: All Rotarians are being encouraged to give a minimum of 10 hours of volunteer Rotary service in keeping with their professional or vocational skills.
Browse dictionary entries near rotary
- ‹ Rotarian
- ‹ rotameter
- ‹ rota
- ‹ rot
- ‹ rosy finch
- ‹ rosy
- ‹ rostrum
- ‹ rostrate
- ‹ rostral
- ‹ Rostovtzeff

