ROTARY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa
   Synonym(s)
   • rotary converter (what does rotary converter mean?)
   • synchronous converter (what does synchronous converter mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) rotary is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • electrical converter (what does electrical converter mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
   Synonym(s)
   • circle (what does circle mean?)
   • roundabout (what does roundabout mean?)
   • traffic circle (what does traffic circle mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary
   Hypernyms(s) rotary is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • junction (what does junction mean?)

ROTARY as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • marked by or moving in a circle
   Synonym(s)
   • circular (what does circular mean?)
   Similar To
   • cyclic (what does cyclic mean?)
   • cyclical (what does cyclical mean?)
2. Meaning
   • relating to or characterized by rotation
   Usage Example(s)
   • rotary dial
   Pertainym(s)
   • rotation (what does rotation mean?)
   • revolution (what does revolution mean?)
   • gyration (what does gyration mean?)