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trochilic
adjective as in revolving
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Trochilic, trō-kil′ik, adj. pertaining to rotary motion.
Associated words: spoke, felly, hub, strake, tire, straddle, cog, sprocket, linchpin, arbor, axle, axletree, sprag, traction, trochilics, trochilic, ratchet, flange, skid, rotiform. whetstone, n. oilstone.
Associated words: trochilics, trochilic. rotate, v. revolve, turn, gyrate, whirl. rotation, n. turning, revolution; succession. rotten, a. decayed, putrid, putrescent, carious, corrupt, decomposed, putrefied; malodorous, fetid. rottenness, n. putrefaction.
Adj. rotating &c. v.; rotary, rotary; circumrotatory†, trochilic†, vertiginous, gyratory; vortical, vorticose†.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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