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rotary - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'rotary' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rotary [ a.]
- Turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis; rotatory; as, rotary motion.

Meaning of 'rotary' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rotary [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
Example in sentence:
  • the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary
2 . rotary [ a]
Meaning (2):
- relating to or characterized by rotation
Example in sentence:
  • rotary dial
3 . rotary [ s]
Meaning (3):
- describing a circle; moving in a circle
Example in sentence:
  • the circular motion of the wheel