Definition of Rotry
Ro"ta*ry (?), a. [L. rota a
wheel. See Roll, v., and cf. barouche,
Rodomontade, Roué, Round,
a., Rowel.] Turning, as a wheel on its
axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis;
rotatory; as, rotary motion.
Rotary engine, steam engine in which the
continuous rotation of the shaft is produced by the direct action of
the steam upon rotating devices which serve as pistons, instead of
being derived from a reciprocating motion, as in the ordinary engine;
a steam turbine; -- called also rotatory engine. --
Rotary pump, a pump in which the fluid is
impelled by rotating devices which take the place of reciprocating
buckets or pistons. -- Rotary shears,
shears, as for cloth, metal, etc., in which revolving sharp-edged
or sharp-cornered wheels do the cutting. -- Rotary
valve, a valve acting by continuous or partial rotation,
as in the four-way cock.
Ro"ta*ry (?), a. [L. rota a
wheel. See Roll, v., and cf. barouche,
Rodomontade, Roué, Round,
a., Rowel.] Turning, as a wheel on its
axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis;
rotatory; as, rotary motion.
Rotary engine, steam engine in which the
continuous rotation of the shaft is produced by the direct action of
the steam upon rotating devices which serve as pistons, instead of
being derived from a reciprocating motion, as in the ordinary engine;
a steam turbine; -- called also rotatory engine. --
Rotary pump, a pump in which the fluid is
impelled by rotating devices which take the place of reciprocating
buckets or pistons. -- Rotary shears,
shears, as for cloth, metal, etc., in which revolving sharp-edged
or sharp-cornered wheels do the cutting. -- Rotary
valve, a valve acting by continuous or partial rotation,
as in the four-way cock.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- referring to that with rotates.
A rotary engine revolves the heads rather than having pistons go back and forth.
- A traffic circle.
- An international club for community service.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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