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rotatory

[roh-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈroʊ təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /




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So, when it comes to rotating players, is it really any wonder that managers are increasingly choosing to use domestic cup competitions as rotatory playgrounds?

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

The motion of the pendulum, whether it be completely rotatory or merely vibratory in nature, invariably gives rise to heating at the bearings or supporting points.

From The Energy System of Matter A Deduction from Terrestrial Energy Phenomena by Weir, James

Campbell and Moore have found spectroscopic evidence of internal rotatory motion in a large proportion of the planetary nebul�.

From Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by Todd, David Peck

The condition of the rotatory system might now be described as that of equilibrium.

From The Energy System of Matter A Deduction from Terrestrial Energy Phenomena by Weir, James

Although the gaseous atmospheric envelope of the planet partakes of this general rotatory motion under the influence of the incepting fields, the latter have apparently no action upon it.

From The Energy System of Matter A Deduction from Terrestrial Energy Phenomena by Weir, James




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