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ROTATORY
rotatory, revolutionary
(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic or causing an axial or orbital turn
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
rotatory
of, pertaining to, or causing rotation; rotational
(obsolete) alternate or successive
Source: Wiktionary
Ro"ta*to*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. rotatoire. See Rotate, Rotary.]
1. Turning as on an axis; rotary.
2. Going in a circle; following in rotation or succession; as, rotatory assembles. Burke.
3. (Opt.)
Definition: Producing rotation of the plane of polarization; as, the rotatory power of bodies on light. See the Note under polarization. Nichol.
Ro"ta*to*ry, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A rotifer. [R.] Kirby.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOUARI
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
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