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rotatory |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rotatory \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rotatory \Ro"ta*to*ry\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A rotifer. [R.] --Kirby. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: rotatory adj : of or relating to or causing rotation
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