rotary
has definitions from the field of physics
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[ 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 |
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[ noun ] a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
Synonyms Examples "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (physics) electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa
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