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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.

Words related to rotatory

whirling, spinning, whirligig, revolving, vertiginous, gyral, gyratory, rotating, rotational, rotary, rotative, vortical, vorticose

Words nearby rotatory

rotational quantum number, rotative, rotator, rotator cuff, rotator muscle, rotatory, rotatory nystagmus, rotavator, rotavirus, rotblat, rote

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
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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.
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