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rotatory
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- Turning as on an axis; rotary. [1913 Webster]
- Going in a circle; following in rotation or succession; as, rotatory assembles. Burke. [1913 Webster]
- Producing rotation of the plane of polarization; as, the rotatory power of bodies on light. See the Note under polarization. Nichol. [1913 Webster]
rotatory, n.
A rotifer. Kirby. [1913 Webster]
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