rotatory

[ roh-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ ˈroʊ təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
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adjective

pertaining to or of the nature of rotation: rotatory motion.
rotating, as an object.
passing or following in rotation or succession.
causing rotation, as a muscle.

Origin of rotatory

1745–55; < New Latin rotātōrius, equivalent to Latin rotā(re) (see rotate1) + -tōrius -tory1

OTHER WORDS FROM rotatory

un·ro·ta·to·ry, adjective

Words nearby rotatory

rotational quantum number, rotative, rotator, rotator cuff, rotator muscle, rotatory, rotatory nystagmus, rotavator, rotavirus, rotblat, rote

Words related to rotatory

whirling, spinning, whirligig, revolving, vertiginous, gyral, gyratory, rotating, rotational, rotary, rotative, vortical, vorticose

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British Dictionary definitions for rotatory

rotatory

less commonly rotative (ˈrəʊtətɪv)

/ (ˈrəʊtətərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

of, relating to, possessing, or causing rotation

Derived forms of rotatory

rotatively, adverb

Medical definitions for rotatory

rotatory
[ rō′tə-tôr′ē ]

adj.

Of, relating to, causing, or characterized by rotation.
Occurring or proceeding in alternation or succession.