rotatory

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈrəʊtətərɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rō′tə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ro•ta•to•ry  (rō′tə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. pertaining to or of the nature of rotation:rotatory motion.
  2. rotating, as an object.
  3. passing or following in rotation or succession.
  4. Anatomycausing rotation, as a muscle.
  • Neo-Latin rotātōrius, equivalent. to Latin rotā(re) (see rotate1) + -tōrius -tory1
  • 1745–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
rotatory / ˈrəʊtətərɪ -trɪ/, (less commonly)rotative / ˈrəʊtətɪv/
  1. of, relating to, possessing, or causing rotation
'rotatory' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
dextrorotatory - inversion - levorotatory - ratchet wheel - reel - rifle - vortex

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