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Rotary

/ˈɹoʊtəɹi/

A traffic circle.

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📖 Definitions of "Rotary"

noun

1
A traffic circle.
2
(chiefly with initial capital) Any of the clubs making up the international Rotary International movement for community service.

adjective

1
Capable of rotation.
"A rotary engine revolves the heads rather than having pistons go back and forth."

🔄 Synonyms of "Rotary"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
circlenoun	(geometry) A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).
roundaboutnoun	(chiefly UK, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, Australia and sometimes US, especially New England) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.
traffic circlenoun	(US, Canada) an intersection with a circular shape and, usually, a central island
synchronous converternoun	electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa
rotary converternoun	(electrical engineering, dated) A machine which converts alternating current to direct current, or vice versa.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Rotary"

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Word	Definition
roundaboutnoun	(chiefly UK, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, Australia and sometimes US, especially New England) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.
traffic circlenoun	(US, Canada) an intersection with a circular shape and, usually, a central island
circlenoun	(geometry) A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).
rotary converternoun	(electrical engineering, dated) A machine which converts alternating current to direct current, or vice versa.
synchronous converternoun	electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa
rotationnoun	(chiefly uncountable) The act of turning around a centre or an axis.
rotating	undergoing physical rotation
revolvingnoun	moving around a central point.
rotationalnoun	Of, pertaining to or caused by rotation.
spinningnoun	The motion of something that spins.
discnoun	A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.
disknoun	A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.
swivelnoun	(intransitive) To swing or turn, as on a pin or pivot.
rotornoun	A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump.
pivotnoun	(figuratively, by extension) Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.
turnovernoun	The amount of money taken as sales transacted in a given period.
turntablenoun	(music) The circular rotating platform of a record player or a disk jockey's console on which the record rests during play; (by extension), a record player.
rollingnoun	Moving by turning over and over about an axis.
robinnoun	Any of various passerine birds (about 100 species) of the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae and Petroicidae (formerly Eopsaltriidae), typically with a red breast.
helicopters	an Australian new wave, ska-influenced pop band which formed in Perth in August 1980.