rotary

rotary
adjective
  1. (of motion) revolving around a centre or axis; rotational
    旋转的;轮转的;转动的
    a rotary motion.
    转动。
    ■(of a thing) acting by means of rotation, especially (of a machine) operating through the rotation of some part
    (物体,尤指机器)旋转式的;通过旋转部件旋转的
    a rotary mower.
    一台旋转式割草机。
(pl. -ies)
  1. a rotary machine, engine, or device
    旋转式机器;转缸式发动机;旋转式装置
  2. (N. Amer.)a traffic roundabout
    (北美)环行交叉,环行交通枢纽
语源
  1. mid 18th cent.: from medieval Latin rotarius, from rota 'wheel'
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