- (a.) Going in a circle; following in rotation or succession; as, rotatory assembles.
- (a.) Producing rotation of the plane of polarization; as, the rotatory power of bodies on light. See the Note under polarization.
- (n.) A rotifer.
- (a.) Turning as on an axis; rotary.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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