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rotary

/ˈɹoʊ.tə.ɹi/noun, adjective3 syllables

Rotary means: describing a circle; moving in a circle.

Synonyms for rotary9

noun, as in a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island

traffic circle, circle, roundabout

noun, as in electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa

synchronous converter, rotary converter

adjective, as in describing a circle; moving in a circle

circular, orbitual, cyclic, cyclical

What does rotary mean?4

adjective

1

describing a circle; moving in a circle“the circular motion of the wheel”

2

relating to or characterized by rotation“rotary dial”

noun

1

a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island“the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary”

2

electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with rotary?1

three syllables

notary
Show 9 near rhymes
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Rotary in a sentence

  • Do you remember that we had a phone with a rotary dial?BoriQa
  • This phone has a rotary dial.Hybrid
  • He still uses a rotary phone.lingomaxim
  • Tom has a rotary dial phone.Hybrid

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of rotary

as a noun

plural
rotaries