Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - rotary
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adj. & n. --adj. acting by rotation (rotary drill; rotary pump). --n. (pl. -ies) 1 a rotary machine. 2 US a traffic roundabout. 3 (Rotary) (in full Rotary International) a worldwide charitable society of businessmen, orig. named from members entertaining in rotation. Phrases and idioms Rotary club a local branch of Rotary. rotary-wing (of an aircraft) deriving lift from rotary aerofoils. Etymology: med.L rotarius (as ROTA)
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I. adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin rotarius, from Latin rota wheel Date: circa 1731 1. turning on an axis like a wheel, taking place about an axis , having an important part that turns on an axis , characterized by rotation, of, relating to, or being a press in which paper is printed by rotation in contact with a curved printing surface attached to a cylinder, II. noun (plural -ries) Date: circa 1888 a ~ machine, a road junction formed around a central circle about which traffic moves in one direction only ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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