rotary
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8.7
- noun
- /ˈroʊtəri/
- Archaic
:
convertidor rotativo
- Solvent was evaporated on a rotary evaporator, and semisolid extracts were collected in the pre-weighed beakers.
- rotary actuator
- rotary motion
- rotary vane
Examples
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They installed a new rotary device to improve the efficiency of the electrical system.
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The engineer explained how the rotary converter changes AC into DC power.
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A young man in a long white apron lifted a black rotary phone onto the counter.
Fiction book (1996) -
It's a rotary phone.
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The system is designed using rotary union technology, which MAG claims extends reliability and seal life.
Academic text (2011) -
The Deltran Division includes electromagnetic clutches and brakes used in rotary control applications.
Academic text (1995) -
Here, student employee Cheryle Nowlin uses a rotary sieve to measure changes in soil samples.
Academic text (1994) -
Finished tubes are held vertically in place by chucks on a rotary platform that resembles a drill press.
Academic text (1995) -
The new Leybold TRIVAC E rotary vane pumps reduce environmental pollution and increase operational safety.
Academic text (1997) -
The stainless steel construction of these rotary lobe pumps reduces chemical compatibility and product contamination problems.
Academic text (1997)
Synonyms
A machine with a spinning part that changes alternating current into direct current and back
A machine that changes electricity that changes direction into electricity that flows one way
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.9
A machine that makes power by turning parts around a central point, used in cars or planes
- Specialized
1
6.9
A set of long rotating blades on a helicopter that lift it and let it hover
- Archaic
A machine with a spinning part that changes alternating current into direct current and back
- Specialized
A device that tells how far a rotating shaft has turned by sending a code
- Specialized
A machine with rotating spikes that breaks and smooths soil before planting
- Specialized
A connection between two parts that lets one part turn around a single straight line like in the forearm
- Specialized
A car engine that makes power using a spinning three-sided piece instead of moving pistons
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rotary for an electrical converter gets its name from a machine that turns; it comes from Latin rota 'wheel' and is like rotate, because the device uses a spinning part to change one kind of electric current to another.