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Meanings of rotatory in English

Portuguese
rotatório

Of or relating to or characteristic or causing an axial or orbital turn.

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        Examples for "turning"
        1
        Five years ago, however, he realised he had reached another turning point.
        The Guardian
        2
        PROBLEM: I'm turning 30 next year and I live with my parents.
        The Irish Times
        3
        A new course or training in March will offer a turning point!
        The South African
        4
        The coming year will be a turning point for the Irish economy.
        The Irish Times
        5
        Read More However, recent indicators suggest consumer activity is now turning around.
        Independent.ie
        1
        The revolutionary change clearly has major implications in terms of property values.
        The Irish Times
        2
        But right now they remain a constant hope for certain revolutionary factions.
        Pathfinder
        3
        He is a participant in a revolutionary new education programme, launched today.
        The Irish Times
        4
        When they read Gunther's book, they thought a revolutionary situation had developed.
        The new yorker
        5
        Then a revolutionary new eye operation might just help clear things up.
        The Irish Times
        Usage of rotatory in English
        1
        Soon after his birth, he demonstrated horizontal and rotatory nystagmus and opisthotonic posture.
        Pubmed
        2
        I become insupportably wearied with the repetition of rotatory acts and every-day occurrences.
        Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries / Inter...
        3
        It was evident that the earth's rotatory movement was departing, steadily.
        The House on the Borderland
        4
        The books he chose puzzled and almost shocked the rotatory guardians of his sanctum.
        The Soul of a Child
        5
        This rotatory motion carried unequal shreds from the centre towards the border, and reciprocally.
        Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men / First Series
        6
        It was not its progressive, but its rotatory motion, that constituted its terrible power.
        The Ocean and Its Wonders
        7
        Well-built ships, however, are not always able to withstand the violence of rotatory storms.
        The Ocean and Its Wonders
        8
        We study collections of rotatory motors confined to two-dimensional manifolds.
        Pubmed
        9
        Axial, horizontal, and rotatory accelerations in the sagittal plane were determined for each vertebra.
        Pubmed
        10
        That, as I understand it, is a stationary, while this is a rotatory system.
        The Monikins
        11
        In this rotatory motion, responsibility is thrown off from the parts, and from the whole.
        The Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 2 (1779-1792): The Rights ...
        12
        In addition, rotatory maneuvers during cochlear implantation surgery are unlikely to change implant impedance properties.
        Pubmed
        13
        Anterior-posterior and rotatory instability with and without anterior traction were recorded with roentgen stereophotogrammetric analysis.
        Pubmed
        14
        Horizontal and rotatory resonance frequencies could not be determined.
        Pubmed
        15
        The TTSS is not used for rotatory movement.
        The portable atheist: essential readings for the nonbeliever
        16
        Then he rose, took his hat and umbrella, and went for a brisk if rotatory walk.
        Manalive
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        Translations for rotatory
        Portuguese
        rotatório
        Rotatory through the time