Dictionary Entry
rotary
rotary is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis; rotatory; as, rotary motion. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 8 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis; rotatory; as, rotary motion.
- 2noun
electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa
- 3noun
a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
"the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"
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- 4adjective
describing a circle; moving in a circle
"the circular motion of the wheel"
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- 5adjective
relating to or characterized by rotation
"rotary dial"
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