ROTATORY


Meaning of ROTATORY in English

/roh"teuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ , adj.

1. pertaining to or of the nature of rotation: rotatory motion.

2. rotating, as an object.

3. passing or following in rotation or succession.

4. causing rotation, as a muscle.

[ 1745-55; rotatorius, equiv. to L rota ( re ) (see ROTATE 1 ) + -torius -TORY 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .