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rotary

Dictionary definition · rotary

noun

  1. a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island"the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"
  2. electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa

adjective

  1. relating to or characterized by rotation"rotary dial"
  2. describing a circle; moving in a circle"the circular motion of the wheel"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).