rotary
Other forms: rotaries
Anything rotary has a circular form, like an old-fashioned phone. A rotary is also a traffic circle.
Just as the Earth rotates around the sun, rotary objects move in a circle or orbit. A rotary telephone has a circular dial that turns, and a rotary mower has a cutting blade that moves in a circular motion. A type of street where traffic flows in a circle — sometimes called a roundabout — can also be called a rotary. The word stems from the Latin word rotarius, "pertaining to wheels," from its root word rota, or "wheel."
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describing a circle; moving in a circle
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relating to or characterized by rotation“rotary dial”
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a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island“the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary”synonyms: circle, roundabout, traffic circletype of:junctionthe place where two or more things come together
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electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that converts alternating to direct current or vice versasynonyms: rotary converter, synchronous convertertype of:electrical converterconverter that converts alternating current into direct current or vice versa
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