rotatory

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɹəʊˈteɪtəɹi/

Adjective

rotatory (not comparable)

of, pertaining to, or causing rotation; rotational
(obsolete) alternate or successive
- 1790 November, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, and on the Proceedings in Certain Societies in London Relative to that Event. […], London: […] J[ames] Dodsley, […], →OCLC:
  unconnected, rotatory, biennial national assemblies

Derived terms

rotatory nystagmus
rotatory power

See also

rotary

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