rotatory
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
1Other words from rotatory
- un·ro·ta·to·ry, adjective
Words Nearby rotatory
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How to use rotatory in a sentence
This product is dextro-rotatory; the laevo and inactive modifications occur in the so-called baldrianic camphor.
I have had no experience of the rotatory movements of earthquakes.
This serious objection has been removed by imparting, by means of clock-work, a uniform rotatory motion to the reflector.
Smeaton and Lighthouses | John SmeatonYes truly, few men that worship by the rotatory Calabash of the Calmucks do it in half so great, frank or effectual a way.
Past and Present | Thomas CarlyleFew men that worship by the rotatory Calabash, do it in half so great, frank or effectual a way.
Past and Present | Thomas Carlyle
British Dictionary definitions for rotatory
less commonly rotative (ˈrəʊtətɪv)
/ (ˈrəʊtətərɪ, -trɪ) /
of, relating to, possessing, or causing rotation
Derived forms of rotatory
- rotatively, adverb
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