'Rotatory' definitions:
Definition of 'rotatory'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to or characteristic or causing an axial or orbital turn [syn: rotatory, revolutionary]
Definition of 'Rotatory'
From: GCIDE
- Rotatory \Ro"ta*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. rotatoire. See Rotate, Rotary.]
- 1. Turning as on an axis; rotary. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Going in a circle; following in rotation or succession; as, rotatory assembles. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Opt.) Producing rotation of the plane of polarization; as, the rotatory power of bodies on light. See the Note under polarization. --Nichol. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Rotatory'
From: GCIDE
- Rotatory \Ro"ta*to*ry\, n. (Zool.) A rotifer. [R.] --Kirby. [1913 Webster]