rotary

CEFRB2

/ˈɹəʊ.tə.ɹi/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Moving or turning around a central point.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A roundabout, traffic circle.

Examples

  • Do you remember that we had a phone with a rotary dial?

  • This phone has a rotary dial.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɹoʊ.tə.ɹi/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Any of the clubs making up the international Rotary International movement for community service.

  2. Capable of rotation.

More examples

In context

  • A rotary engine revolves the heads rather than having pistons go back and forth.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

He dialed the old number by turning the blank phone's circular disc.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

Attested mid 18th century, from Medieval Latin rotarius, from Latin rota (“wheel”).