ROTARY
Dictionary entry overview: What does rotary mean?
• ROTARY (noun)
The noun ROTARY has 2 senses:
1. a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
2. electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa
Familiarity information: ROTARY used as a noun is rare.
• ROTARY (adjective)
The adjective ROTARY has 2 senses:
1. relating to or characterized by rotation
2. marked by or moving in a circle
Familiarity information: ROTARY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ROTARY (noun)
Meaning:
A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
traffic circle; roundabout; rotary; circle
Context example:
the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary
Hypernyms ("rotary" is a kind of...):
junction (the place where two or more things come together)
Holonyms ("rotary" is a part of...):
road; route (an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation)
Meaning:
Electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
rotary converter; synchronous converter; rotary
Hypernyms ("rotary" is a kind of...):
electrical converter (converter that converts alternating current into direct current or vice versa)
• ROTARY (adjective)
Meaning:
Relating to or characterized by rotation
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
rotary dial
Pertainym:
rotation (a single complete turn (axial or orbital))
Meaning:
Marked by or moving in a circle
Synonyms:
rotary; circular
Similar:
cyclic; cyclical (recurring in cycles)
