rotatory

[ roh-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
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adjective
  1. pertaining to or of the nature of rotation: rotatory motion.

  2. rotating, as an object.

  1. passing or following in rotation or succession.

  2. causing rotation, as a muscle.

Origin of rotatory

1
1745–55; <New Latin rotātōrius, equivalent to Latin rotā(re) (see rotate1) + -tōrius-tory1

Other words from rotatory

  • un·ro·ta·to·ry, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for rotatory

rotatory

less commonly rotative (ˈrəʊtətɪv)

/ (ˈrəʊtətərɪ, -trɪ) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, possessing, or causing rotation

Derived forms of rotatory

  • rotatively, adverb

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