Definitions for rotary

Overview of noun rotary

The noun rotary has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. traffic circle, circle, rotary, roundabout

(a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary")

2. synchronous converter, rotary, rotary converter

(electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa)

Overview of adj rotary

The adj rotary has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) rotary

(relating to or characterized by rotation; "rotary dial")

2. circular, rotary, orbitual

(describing a circle; moving in a circle; "the circular motion of the wheel")