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21Rotary Club — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms Rotary Club : singular Rotary Club plural Rotary Clubs a local club that is part of Rotary International, a charity whose members are business and professional people …
22rotary — I. adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin rotarius, from Latin rota wheel Date: circa 1731 1. a. turning on an axis like a wheel b. taking place about an axis < rotary motion > 2. having an important part that turns on an axis < rotary cutter > …
23rotary — /roh teuh ree/, adj., n., pl. rotaries. adj. 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. n. 4. a rotary device or machine …
24rotary — ro|ta|ry1 [ˈrəutəri US ˈrou ] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1700 1800; : Medieval Latin; Origin: rotarius, from Latin rota; ROTATE] 1.) turning in a circle around a fixed point, like a wheel ▪ the rotary movement of the helicopter blades 2.)… …
25rotary — adjective revolving around a centre or axis; rotational. ↘acting by means of rotation; having a rotating part or parts: a rotary mower. noun (plural rotaries) a rotary machine or device. Origin C18: from med. L. rotarius, from rota wheel …
26rotary — 1 adjective 1 turning in a circle around a fixed point, like a wheel: the rotary movement of the helicopter blades 2 having a main part that does this: a rotary engine 2 noun (C) AmE a roundabout …
27rotary — ro•ta•ry [[t]ˈroʊ tə ri[/t]] adj. n. pl. ries 1) turning or capable of turning around on an axis, as a wheel 2) taking place around an axis, as motion 3) mac having a part or parts that turn on an axis: a rotary beater[/ex] 4) trs dial. traffic… …
28rotary — /ˈroʊtəri / (say rohtuhree) adjective 1. turning round as on an axis, as an object. 2. taking place round an axis, as motion. 3. having a part or parts that rotate, as a machine. 4. of or relating to a rotary engine. 5. Agriculture denoting… …
29rotary disc valve — A valve employed as an intake control in modern two stroke engines, consisting of a thin steel disc attached to one end of the crankshaft. The intake port passes trough to the disc valve assembly, and thus is normally closed off by the disc. To… …
30rotary valve — An engine or pump component forming part of a rotating assembly; may be designed as a cylindrical or a disc valve …
