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rotatory
/ ˈrəʊtətɪv; ˈrəʊtətərɪ; -trɪ /
adjective
- of, relating to, possessing, or causing rotation
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Derived Forms
- ˈrotatively, adverb
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Other Words From
- un·rota·tory adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
This product is dextro-rotatory; the laevo and inactive modifications occur in the so-called baldrianic camphor.
I have had no experience of the rotatory movements of earthquakes.
This serious objection has been removed by imparting, by means of clock-work, a uniform rotatory motion to the reflector.
Yes truly, few men that worship by the rotatory Calabash of the Calmucks do it in half so great, frank or effectual a way.
Few men that worship by the rotatory Calabash, do it in half so great, frank or effectual a way.
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