/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 ]