rotatory
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So, when it comes to rotating players, is it really any wonder that managers are increasingly choosing to use domestic cup competitions as rotatory playgrounds?
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026
In the last edition of 'Pritchard's Infusoria,' this case is spoken of as apparently not tubular, but a solid gelatinous mass, enveloping the animal as high up as the base of the rotatory arms.
From Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations by Henry J. Slack
Rotā′tor, any rotational agency: a muscle producing rotatory motion.—n.pl.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
If the influx of energy were continuous, and no means were existent for a corresponding efflux, the rotatory velocity of the system would steadily increase.
From The Energy System of Matter A Deduction from Terrestrial Energy Phenomena by James Weir
If the vibratory movement is continuous, the rotatory velocity of the system will steadily increase in value.
From The Energy System of Matter A Deduction from Terrestrial Energy Phenomena by James Weir