rotary

Definitions

adj

1

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

1

A roundabout, traffic circle.

2

Any of the clubs making up the international Rotary International movement for community service.

Collocations

4

ADJ.

still

The old still rotary phone sat on the kitchen counter, gathering dust.

VERB + ROTARY

phone, uses

My grandmother still uses a rotary phone in her kitchen because she refuses to upgrade to a modern one.

ROTARY + NOUN

dial, engine

My grandfather still has an old rotary dial phone in his study that actually works.

PREP.

with

The old drill came with a rotary tool attachment that made the job much easier.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a

adjective — describing a circle

circular
orbitual

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

A rotary engine revolves the heads rather than having pistons go back and forth.

Wiktionary

02

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,

Wiktionary

03

Do you remember that we had a phone with a rotary dial?

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04

This phone has a rotary dial.

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05

Tom has a rotary dial phone.

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06

He still uses a rotary phone.

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