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English adjective: rotary | |||
| 1. | rotary relating to or characterized by rotation | ||
| Samples | Rotary dial. | ||
| 2. | rotary describing a circle; moving in a circle | ||
| Samples | The circular motion of the wheel. | ||
| Synonyms | circular, orbitual | ||
| Similar | cyclic, cyclical | ||
| Antonyms | noncyclic, noncyclical | ||
English noun: rotary | |||
| 1. | rotary (artifact) a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island | ||
| Samples | The accident blocked all traffic at the rotary. | ||
| Synonyms | circle, roundabout, traffic circle | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | junction | ||
| Part meronym | road, route | ||
| 2. | rotary (artifact) electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa | ||
| Synonyms | rotary converter, synchronous converter | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | electrical converter | ||
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