rotary
adjective
uk/ˈrəʊ.tər.i/us/ˈroʊ.t̬ɚ.i/(alsorotative)
(of amachine) having apartthatmovesaround in acircle:
(机器)有旋转部件的;旋转式的a rotaryengine旋转式发动机
Thedeviceisdrivenby a rotaryhydraulicactuator.
This rotativeenginehad animportanteffecton themechanizationoffactories.
A rotarywashinglineis apieceofequipmentused fordryingclothesonoutsidethat consists of apoleand aframethatspinsaround:
Dryclothesoutdoorson awashinglineor rotarydryer.
RotarywashinglinesUmbrella rotarydryersare asuperbalternativeto atraditionalwashingline.
Revolving, rotating and spinning
- around
- around and aroundidiom
- backspin
- birl
- centrifugal
- circuit
- rev
- revolve
- revolving
- rotate
- rotation
- rotative
- span
- spin
- swing
- twirling
- twirly
- underspin
- wheel round
- whirly
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rotary
noun[C]
USuk/ˈrəʊ.tər.i/us/ˈroʊ.t̬ɚ.i/(UKroundabout)aplacewhere three or moreroadsjoinandtrafficmust go around acircularareain themiddle,ratherthanstraightacross
Synonym
traffic circle
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Revolving, rotating and spinning
- around
- around and aroundidiom
- backspin
- birl
- centrifugal
- circuit
- rev
- revolve
- revolving
- rotate
- rotation
- rotative
- span
- spin
- swing
- twirling
- twirly
- underspin
- wheel round
- whirly