rotary
Use Rotary in a sentence
tə adjective
1.
turning or capable of turning around on an axis, as a wheel.
2.
taking place around an axis, as motion.
3.
having a part or parts that turn on an axis, as a machine.
noun
4.
a rotary device or machine.
5.
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. traffic circle.
6.
7.
( initial capital letter ) Rotary Club.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or operating by rotation |
| 2. | turning or able to turn; revolving |
| —n , -ries | |
| 3. | a part of a machine that rotates about an axis |
| 4. | (US), (Canadian) a roundabout (for traffic) |
| [C18: from Medieval Latin rotārius, from Latin rota a wheel] | |
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Word Origin & History
rotary
1731, from M.L. rotarius "pertaining to wheels," from L. rota "wheel," from PIE base *roto- "to run, to turn, to roll" (cf. Skt. rathah "car, chariot;" Avestan ratho; Lith. ratas "wheel," ritu "I roll;" O.H.G. rad, Ger. Rad, Du. rad, O.Fris. reth, O.S. rath, O.Ir. roth, Welsh rhod "carriage wheel").
The international service club (founded by Paul P. Harris in Chicago in 1905) so called from the practice of clubs entertaining in rotation. Hence Rotarian (1911).
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Example sentences
Then you have the steam rotary engine that will run mainly on water for steam and fuel.
Two gilt bud vases, perpetually bursting with dried violets, partially concealed an old rotary phone.
Pick a windless day and sow seed evenly, using a drop or rotary spreader.
They rush forwards, waving and yelling soundlessly against the roar of rotary blades.
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