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adjective

Rotatory adj.

Turning as on an axis; rotary.

Going in a circle; following in rotation or succession; as, rotatory assembles.

(Opt.) Producing rotation of the plane of polarization; as, the rotatory power of bodies on light. See the Note under polarization.

noun

Rotatory n. (Zool.) A rotifer. (R.)

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Etymology of 'Rotatory'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Rotatory" Quotes from Famous Books

... frog was splashing about and performing rotatory movements that caused the swaying of the rushes, and that he was making a curious singing noise on which he prided himself as showing his fine voice. Looking up he perceived the great sharp face of the fox peering down upon him. Not that the fox was looking at him, for he ...

— Little Folks (November 1884) - A Magazine for the Young • Various

... calabashes are all that are necessary for washing gold. The quantity of water was only sufficient to cover the sand about one inch. She then crumbled the sand to pieces, and mixt it with the water; this she did not in a rotatory manner, but by pulling her hands towards herself, as shewn in the ...

— The Journal Of A Mission To The Interior Of Africa, In The Year 1805 • Mungo Park

... love of enterprise and adventure. I become insupportably wearied with the repetition of rotatory acts and every-day occurrences. I want to be alive, to be something more than I commonly am, to change the scene, to cut the cable that binds my bark to the shore, to launch into the wide sea of possibilities, and to nourish my thoughts with observing a train of unforeseen ...

— Thoughts on Man - His Nature, Productions and Discoveries, Interspersed with - Some Particulars Respecting the Author • William Godwin

... in a brown coloured clay) is put into a large calabash, and mixed with a sufficient quantity of water. The woman, whose office it is, then shakes the calabash in such a manner, as to mix the sand and water together, and give the whole a rotatory motion; at first gently, but afterwards more quick, until a small portion of sand and water, at every revolution, flies over the brim of the calabash. The sand thus separated is only the coarsest particles mixed with a little muddy water. After ...

— Life and Travels of Mungo Park in Central Africa • Mungo Park

... no variation in this step; but you can vary the movement by going backwards or forwards at pleasure, instead of continuing the rotatory motion. The Valse a Deux Temps, like the Polka, admits of a reverse step; but it is difficult, and looks awkward unless executed to perfection. The first requisite in this Valse is to avoid all jumping movements. The feet must ...

— Routledge's Manual of Etiquette • George Routledge

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