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

1. adjective. Turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis; rotatory; as, rotary motion.
2. noun. electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa
3. noun. a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island

   "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"

   Synonyms: circle, roundabout

4. adjective. describing a circle; moving in a circle

   "the circular motion of the wheel"

   Synonyms: circular, orbitual

5. adjective. relating to or characterized by rotation

   "rotary dial"

Synonyms

circle, roundabout, circular, orbitual

Common word forms

rotaries

Words from these letters

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