The meaning of ROTATORY is of, relating to, or producing rotation.

ROTATORY definition: pertaining to or of the nature of rotation. See examples of rotatory used in a sentence.

ROTATORY definition: 1. relating to rotation (= movement in a circle around a fixed point): 2. relating to rotation…. Learn more.

rotatory, adj. & n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

Definition of 'rotatory' rotatory in British English (ˈrəʊtətərɪ , -trɪ ) or less commonly rotative (ˈrəʊtətɪv ) adjective of, relating to, possessing, or causing rotation

What's the difference between rotary and rotatory? (a.) Turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis; rotatory; as, rotary motion.

As adjectives the difference between rotary and rotatory is that rotary is having or being capable of having rotation while rotatory is of, pertaining to, or causing rotation.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2019 ro•ta•to•ry (rō′ tə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē), adj. pertaining to or of the nature of rotation: rotatory motion. rotating, as an object. …

1. Of, relating to, causing, or characterized by rotation: a rotatory muscle. 2. Occurring or proceeding in alternation or succession.

Rotatory definition: Of, or having the nature of, rotation.