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rotatory

[ roh-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or of the nature of rotation:

    rotatory motion.

  2. rotating, rotate, as an object.
  3. passing or following in rotation or succession.
  4. causing rotation, as a muscle.


rotatory

/ ˈrəʊtətərɪ; -trɪ; ˈrəʊtətɪv /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, possessing, or causing rotation
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Derived Forms

  • ˈdzٲپ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲ·t·ٴr adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rotatory1

1745–55; < New Latin dzōܲ, equivalent to Latin dz ( re ) ( rotate 1 ) + -ōܲ -tory 1
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I fasten a horizontal board in the frame RR of my rotatory apparatus, lie down upon the same with my right ear upon the board, and cause the apparatus to be uniformly rotated.

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Screw and Screw-back.—This is putting a rotatory motion on a ball, causing it to spin on a horizontal axis backwards.

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Campbell and Moore have found spectroscopic evidence of internal rotatory motion in a large proportion of the planetary nebul�.

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They exhibit rotatory or oscillatory movements, especially observed when a drop of water is added to the fluid.

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The earth’s rotation is the original source of the rotatory movements, but both intensify the initial motion.

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