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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

For the purpose of illustration, let it be assumed that the pendulum is an isolated and conservative system endowed with a definite amount of rotatory energy.

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

They exhibit rotatory or oscillatory movements, especially observed when a drop of water is added to the fluid.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

The general effect of the rotatory motion of the spindle will be to produce a motion of the material of the lubricant in the field of these incepting forces.

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

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 Weir, James




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