Phrase Hound found 34 phrases and 7 compound words that contain rotary. The most common are listed below. Open rotary in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 34
- rotary diala disk with finger holes, used to enter numbers by rotating the disk forward and letting it slide back
- rotary phoneA telephone with a rotary dial.
- rotary engineAny of several types of internal combustion engine in which the power output is directly rotational.
- rotary wingA primary lift surface that produces lift in rotation, such as found in helicopters and heli-type drones.
- rotary switchA switch that is operated by turning a knob.
- rotary printing pressA printing press that uses cylinders for carrying ink onto the printed surface, used in flexography, gravure and offset printing.
- Rotary ClubA club that is part of Rotary International.
- rotary enginesplural of rotary engine: Any of several types of internal combustion engine in which the power output is directly rotational.
- rotary phonesplural of rotary phone: A telephone with a rotary dial.
- rotary pressA rotary printing press
- rotary sawA mechanical saw used for accurate cuts without a pilot hole.
- rotary tableA device for precisely positioning the workpiece, enabling the operator to drill or cut at exact intervals around a fixed axis.
- rotary razorSynonym of rotary shaver: An electric shaver with three or more circular heads that rotate to capture and cut hairs; designed to allow the shaver to easily follow the curves of the face.
- rotary encoderAn electromechanical device that converts the angular position or motion of a shaft or axle into an analog or digital code.
- rotary dialingSynonym of pulse dialing: A system of telephone dialing in which each digit is transmitted as the equivalent number of pulses.
- rotary shaverAn electric shaver with three or more circular heads that rotate to capture and cut hairs; designed to allow the shaver to easily follow the curves of the face.
- rotary-wing aircraftSynonym of helicopter (its technical term)
- rotary beaterSynonym of eggbeater: A kitchen utensil that uses rotating blades to beat eggs.
- rotary evaporatorA piece of laboratory equipment used to gently evaporate solvents from a chemical solution in a temperature controlled environment.
- rotary evaporatorsplural of rotary evaporator: A piece of laboratory equipment used to gently evaporate solvents from a chemical solution in a temperature controlled environment.
- rotary switchesplural of rotary switch: A switch that is operated by turning a knob.
- rotary tablesplural of rotary table: A device for precisely positioning the workpiece, enabling the operator to drill or cut at exact intervals around a fixed axis.
- rotary wingsplural of rotary wing: A primary lift surface that produces lift in rotation, such as found in helicopters and heli-type drones.
- rotary pressesplural of rotary press: A rotary printing press
- rotary sawsplural of rotary saw: A mechanical saw used for accurate cuts without a pilot hole.
Compound words 7
- rotarilyIn a rotary fashion.
- levorotarylevorotatory
- nonrotaryNot rotary.
- circumrotaryAlternative form of circumrotatory: Turning, rolling, or whirling round.
- conrotaryMisspelling of conrotatory: Describing an electrocyclic reaction in which the substituents at the interacting termini of the conjugated system both rotate in the same sense
- disrotaryMisspelling of disrotatory: Describing an electrocyclic reaction in which the substituents at the interacting termini of the conjugated system rotate in opposite senses
- gyrorotarySynonym of gyrational: Of, pertaining to, or caused by gyration