Rotary
proper noun
- Rotary Club
noun
No English definition recorded for this entry.
L326925 on Wikidata ↗adjective
- involved in rotation
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɹəʊ.tə.ɹi/ / /ˈɹoʊ.tə.ɹi/
adj
Etymology: Attested mid 18th century, from Medieval Latin rotarius, from Latin rota (“wheel”).
- Capable of rotation.
“A rotary engine revolves the heads rather than having pistons go back and forth.”
“Volatiles of kecap manis and its raw materials were extracted using Likens-Nickerson apparatus with diethyl ether as the extraction solvent. The extracts were then dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, concentrated using a rotary evaporator followed by flushing using nitrogen until the volume was about 0.5 ml.”
noun
Etymology: Attested mid 18th century, from Medieval Latin rotarius, from Latin rota (“wheel”).
- A roundabout, traffic circle.
- Any of the clubs making up the international Rotary International movement for community service.