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rotatory

[roh-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈroʊ təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /




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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

A direct contribution would be continuously made to the rotatory energy of the system, and would under the given conditions be manifested by an increase in its velocity of revolution.

From The Energy System of Matter A Deduction from Terrestrial Energy Phenomena by James Weir

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

I fasten a horizontal board in the frame RR of my rotatory apparatus, lie down upon the same with my right ear upon the board, and cause the apparatus to be uniformly rotated.

From Popular scientific lectures by Ernst Mach

Under certain conditions the reversible energy cycle produces an important effect on the rotatory motion of the pendulum.

From The Energy System of Matter A Deduction from Terrestrial Energy Phenomena by James Weir




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