rotary motion
- noun
- /ˈroʊtəri ˈmoʊʃən/
- Specialized
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movimiento rotatorio
- The clock's hands move in a smooth rotary motion around the center point.
- linear and rotary motion
Examples
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Ferrofluidic feedthroughs are used to transmit the rotary motion of the motor into the vacuum chamber.
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The new unit provides linear and rotary motion in a compact package.
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Both explored the use of ratchet wheels to produce a more useful rotary motion.
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Further, the switch from linear motion to rotary motion caused significant increases in lower back, chest, and upper arm pain among workers, according to the report.
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The upper shaft has a magnet located on its end and transfers the rotary motion of the impeller to another device in the recording head.
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Watt also developed the slider-crank mechanism to convert reciprocating motion to rotary motion.
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They feature linear strokes to 51 mm or rotary motion to 90 degrees and are designed for low-maintenance operation.
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Traditional piston-style actuators convert linear motion to rotary motion through cranks, gears, or levers.
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The RS Series provides 360 degrees of rotary motion at speeds of up to 2400 degrees per second, repeatable to ±0.028 degrees.
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The armature, drawn in with a linear electromagnetic pull, begins to rotate as it is supported by ball bearings that travel in the inclined ball races to provide nearly frictionless conversion of linear motion into rotary motion.
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Synonyms
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1.0
A change of direction in a road or path
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2.8
Turning around a central point, for example the Earth spinning once
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2.5
A change of direction in a road or path
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2.4
Turning something around quickly so it spins
Movement when something turns around its own middle like a spinning top
Turning of an object around a line through its middle
Antonyms
- Specialized
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6.8
Moving in a straight line with every part moving the same distance in the same direction
How Fast
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'movement in which an object rotates around an axis' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'rotary' (moving by rotation) with 'motion' (movement). This is a straightforward compositional compound following normal English adjective + noun patterns and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would understand it.
Etymology
Rotary motion comes from the simple picture of a wheel or fan turning around its center again and again. Here rotary means 'turning' and motion means 'movement', so the phrase describes 'movement in which something turns around a center point'.