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Rotacism
n.
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See Rhotacism.
Rotal
a.
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Relating to wheels or to rotary motion; rotary.
Rotalite
n.
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Any fossil foraminifer of the genus Rotalia, abundant in the chalk formation. See Illust. under Rhizopod.
Rotary
a.
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Turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis; rotatory; as, rotary motion.
Rotascope
n.
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Same as Gyroscope, 1.
Rotate
a.
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Having the parts spreading out like a wheel; wheel-shaped; as, a rotate spicule or scale; a rotate corolla, i.e., a monopetalous corolla with a flattish border, and no tube or a very short one.
Rotated
imp. & p. p.
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of Rotate
Rotating
p. pr. & vb. n.
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of Rotate
Rotate
v. i.
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To turn, as a wheel, round an axis; to revolve.
Rotate
v. i.
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To perform any act, function, or operation in turn, to hold office in turn; as, to rotate in office.
Rotate
v. i.
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To cause to turn round or revolve, as a wheel around an axle.
Rotate
v. i.
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To cause to succeed in turn; esp., to cause to succeed some one, or to be succeeded by some one, in office.
Rotated
a.
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Turned round, as a wheel; also, wheel-shaped; rotate.
Rotation
n.
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The act of turning, as a wheel or a solid body on its axis, as distinguished from the progressive motion of a revolving round another body or a distant point; thus, the daily turning of the earth on its axis is a rotation; its annual motion round the sun is a revolution.
Rotation
n.
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Any return or succesion in a series.
Rotation
a.
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Pertaining to, or resulting from, rotation; of the nature of, or characterized by, rotation; as, rotational velocity.
Rotative
a.
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turning, as a wheel; rotary; rotational.
Rotator
n.
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that which gives a rotary or rolling motion, as a muscle which partially rotates or turns some part on its axis.
Rotator
n.
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A revolving reverberatory furnace.
Rotatoria
n. pl.
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Same as Rotifera.
Rotatory
a.
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Turning as on an axis; rotary.
Rotatory
a.
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Going in a circle; following in rotation or succession; as, rotatory assembles.
Rotatory
a.
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Producing rotation of the plane of polarization; as, the rotatory power of bodies on light. See the Note under polarization.
Rotatory
n.
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A rotifer.
Rotche
n.
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A very small arctic sea bird (Mergulus alle, or Alle alle) common on both coasts of the Atlantic in winter; -- called also little auk, dovekie, rotch, rotchie, and sea dove.
Rotchet
n.
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The European red gurnard (Trigla pini).
Rote
n.
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A root.
Rote
n.
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A kind of guitar, the notes of which were produced by a small wheel or wheel-like arrangement; an instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy.
Rote
n.
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The noise produced by the surf of the sea dashing upon the shore. See Rut.
Rote
n.
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A frequent repetition of forms of speech without attention to the meaning; mere repetition; as, to learn rules by rote.