About The Word Rotatory
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Rotatory
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What's The Definition Of Rotatory?
[adj] of or relating to or causing rotation
Synonyms | Synonyms for Rotatory: Related Terms | Find terms related to Rotatory: See Also | Rotatory In Webster's Dictionary \Ro"ta*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. rotatoire. See {Rotate},
{Rotary}.]
1. Turning as on an axis; rotary.
2. Going in a circle; following in rotation or succession;
as, rotatory assembles. --Burke.
3. (Opt.) Producing rotation of the plane of polarization;
as, the rotatory power of bodies on light. See the Note
under {polarization}. --Nichol.
\Ro"ta*to*ry\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A rotifer. [R.] --Kirby. |
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