Rotary
['rəʊt(ə)rɪ] or ['rotəri]
Definition
(adj.) relating to or characterized by rotation; 'rotary dial' .
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Definition
(a.) Turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis; rotatory; as, rotary motion.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Whirling, rotating, rotatory, gyratory.
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Examples
- They are divided into classes by names indicating their purpose and mode of operation, such as single, double-acting, lift or force, reciprocating or rotary, etc. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- In 1593 Serviere, a Frenchman, born in Lyons, invented the rotary pump. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The shoe is then placed on the end of a rotary support called a horn, which holds it up to the needle. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Wilson invented the rotary hook carrying a bobbin, which took the place of the reciprocating shuttle. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The effort to do this has engaged the attention of many inventors, and the devices are called rotary engines. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- It was of the rotary type and was known as the aeolipile. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The little Turbinia, a 40 ton craft equipped with a compound rotary steam turbine of the Parsons type, has attained a speed of 32? knots an hour. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- About 2,000 United States patents have been granted on various forms of rotary engines. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Probably the earliest form of rotary cylinder press is that invented by Nicholson, British Pat. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- He converted the reciprocating motion of the piston into a rotary motion by the adoption of the crank, and introduced the well-known parallel motion, and many other improvements. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The term _rotary_, broadly speaking, includes turbine and centrifugal pumps. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- And all life was a rotary motion, mechanised, cut off from reality. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- For boring by rotary action the diamond drill is most effective. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- It is not possible to fix the date of the first circular saw, for rotary cutting action dates from the ancient turning lathes. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- This pump is fixed on an axis, to which rapid rotary motion can be given; and it is fitted into a case connected with the pipe that conveys the water to the discharging orifice. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
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