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English-Thai Dictionary

Rotary Club

N สโมสร โรตารี่ sa-mo-son-ro-ta-re

rotary

ADJ ซึ่ง หมุนรอบ หมุน เวียน rotating spinning turning sueng-muan-rob

rotary

N ส่วน ของ เครื่องจักร ที่ ใช้ หมุนรอบ เพลา suan-kong-krueng-jak-ti-chai-muan-rob

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ROTARY

a.[L. rota, a wheel. L. curro. ] Turning, as a wheel on its axis; as rotary motion.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ROTARY

Ro "ta *ry, a. Etym: [L. rota a wheel. See Roll, v., and cf. barouche, Rodomontade, Roué, Round, a., Rowel. ]

Defn: Turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis; rotatory; as, rotary motion. Rotary engine, steam engine in which the continuous rotation of the shaft is produced by the direct action of the steam upon rotating devices which serve as pistons, instead of being derived from a reciprocating motion, as in the ordinary engine; a steam turbine; -- called also rotatory engine. -- Rotary pump, a pump in which the fluid is impelled by rotating devices which take the place of reciprocating buckets or pistons. -- Rotary shears, shears, as for cloth, metal, etc. , in which revolving sharp-edged or sharp-cornered wheels do the cutting. -- Rotary valve, a valve acting by continuous or partial rotation, as in the four-way cock.

New American Oxford Dictionary

Rotary

Ro ta ry |ˈrōtərē ˈrəʊt (ə )ri |(in full Rotary International ) a worldwide charitable society of businessmen, businesswomen, and professional people, formed in 1905. DERIVATIVES Ro tar i an |rōˈte (ə )rēən |noun & adjective ORIGIN so named because members hosted events in rotation.

rotary

ro ta ry |ˈrōtərē ˈroʊtəri | ▶adjective (of motion ) revolving around a center or axis; rotational: a rotary motion. • (of a thing ) acting by means of rotation, esp. (of a machine ) operating through the rotation of some part: a rotary mower. ▶noun ( pl. rotaries ) 1 a rotary machine, engine, or device. 2 a traffic circle. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from medieval Latin rotarius, from rota ‘wheel. ’

Rotary Club

Ro ta ry Club |ˈroʊtəri | ▶noun a local branch of Rotary.

rotary cutter

ro ¦tary cut ¦ter ▶noun a machine which produces material for use in veneering by rotating a log longitudinally against a blade. DERIVATIVES rotary cutting noun

rotary engine

ro ta ry en gine ▶noun an engine that produces rotary motion or that has a rotating part or parts, in particular: • an aircraft engine with a fixed crankshaft around which cylinders and propeller rotate. • a Wankel engine.

rotary press

ro ta ry press ▶noun a printing press that prints from a rotating cylindrical surface onto paper forced against it by another cylinder.

rotary wing

ro ta ry wing ▶noun [ usu. as modifier ] an airfoil that rotates in an approximately horizontal plane, providing all or most of the lift in a helicopter or autogiro.

Oxford Dictionary

Rotary

Rotary |ˈrəʊt (ə )ri |(in full Rotary International ) a worldwide charitable society of business and professional people, formed in 1905. DERIVATIVES Rotarian noun & adjective ORIGIN so named because members hosted events in rotation.

rotary

ro ¦tary |ˈrəʊt (ə )ri | ▶adjective (of motion ) revolving around a centre or axis; rotational. • (of a thing ) acting by means of rotation, especially (of a machine ) operating through the rotation of some part: a rotary mower. ▶noun ( pl. rotaries ) 1 a rotary machine, engine, or device. 2 N. Amer. a traffic roundabout. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from medieval Latin rotarius, from rota ‘wheel ’.

Rotary club

Ro ¦tary club ▶noun a local branch of Rotary.

rotary cutter

ro ¦tary cut ¦ter ▶noun a machine which produces material for use in veneering by rotating a log longitudinally against a blade. DERIVATIVES rotary cutting noun

rotary engine

ro ¦tary en ¦gine ▶noun an engine which produces rotary motion or which has a rotating part or parts, in particular: • an aircraft engine with a fixed crankshaft around which cylinders and propeller rotate. • a Wankel engine.

rotary press

ro ¦tary press ▶noun a printing press that prints from a rotating cylindrical surface on to paper forced against it by another cylinder.

rotary wing

ro ¦tary wing ▶noun [ usu. as modifier ] an aerofoil that rotates in an approximately horizontal plane, providing all or most of the lift in a helicopter or autogiro.

American Oxford Thesaurus

rotary

rotary adjective rotary blades: rotating, rotational, revolving, turning, spinning, gyrating; formal rotatory.

Oxford Thesaurus

rotary

rotary adjective rotary motion: rotating, rotatory, rotational, revolving, turning, spinning, gyrating, gyratory, whirling.

Duden Dictionary

Rotary

Ro ta ry Eigenname Druckwesen , die |ˈroːtəri |die Rotary; Genitiv: der Rotary, Plural: die Rotarys Bogenanlegeapparat für Druck- und Falzmaschinen

Rotary Club

Ro ta ry Club Substantiv, maskulin , der |R o tary Club englisch ˈroʊtəri ˈklʌb |der Rotary Club; Genitiv: des Rotary Clubs und (bei englischer Aussprache : ) Rotary Club, Rotary Clubs englisch, zu: rotary = rotierend und club (Klub ); die ersten Sitzungen fanden (entsprechend dem Symbol des Clubs, dem Zahnrad ) reihum (»rotierend «) bei den Mitgliedern statt zu Rotary International gehörender örtlicher Klub einen Rotary Club gründen

Rotary International

Ro ta ry In ter na tio nal |ˈroʊtəri ɪntəˈnæʃənl̩ |in örtlichen Klubs organisierte internationale Vereinigung führender Persönlichkeiten unter dem Gedanken des Dienstes am Nächsten

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

rotary

ro ta ry /róʊt (ə )ri /形容詞回転する ; 回転式の ▸ rotary motion 回転運動 ▸ a rotary pump 回転ポンプ名詞複 -ries C 1 ｟米｠ロータリー, 環状交差点 (｟英｠roundabout ).2 ロータリーエンジン (rotary engine ).3 輪転機 .～́ b è ater (台所用の )回転式撹拌（かくはん）器 .R -́ Cl ù b 〖the ～〗ロータリークラブ〘1905年Chicagoで創設; 社会奉仕と世界平和を目的とする団体〙.～́ c ù tter 〘機〙ロータリーカッター〘ロータリー型の切断機〙.～́ d ì al (昔の電話の )ダイヤル .～̀ t í ller 回転耕耘（うん）機 .