rotary
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary
Types & categories
- junction hypernym
Parts & wholes
- road part holonym
Sense 2 adjective
relating to or characterized by rotation
rotary dial
Related & opposite
- gyration pertains to
Sense 3 noun
electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa
Types & categories
- electrical converter hypernym
Sense 4 adjective
describing a circle; moving in a circle
the circular motion of the wheel
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | road |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | junction |
| 2 | pertains to | Related & opposite | gyration |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | electrical converter |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | circle |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | circle |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | cyclical |