rotary

1. 1.

   relating to or characterized by rotation

   “rotary dial”
2. 2.

   describing a circle; moving in a circle

   “the circular motion of the wheel”

   Synonymscircularorbitual

   Similarcyclic

Other forms of rotary

plural

rotaries·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about rotary

What does rotary mean?

rotary means "a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in rotary?

rotary has 3 syllables: ro-ta-ry. The stress falls on "ro". In IPA it is /ˈɹoʊtɚi/.

What is another word for rotary?

Close synonyms include traffic circle, circle, roundabout, synchronous converter, rotary converter. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rotary a common word?

rotary is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.