rotary has definitions from the field of physics
1
[ adjective ] relating to or characterized by rotation

Examples

"rotary dial"

Used in print

(Edward Streeter, The Chairman of the Bored....)

He went down to Mills_and_Bradley 's Hardware_Store and bought a full set of carpenter 's tools , including a rotary power_saw and several other pieces of power machinery that Mr._Mills said were essential for babbiting and doweling , whatever they were .

Related terms

rotation

2
[ noun ] a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island

Examples

"the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"

Related terms

junction confluence road

3
[ adjective ] marked by or moving in a cycle

Synonyms

circular

Related terms

cyclic

4
[ noun ] (physics) electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa

Related terms

electrical_converter

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