Ro"ta*to*ry (?), a. [Cf. F. rotatoire. See Rotate, Rotary.]
1.
Turning as on an axis; rotary.
2.
Going in a circle; following in rotation or succession; as, rotatory assembles.
Burke.
3. Opt.
Producing rotation of the plane of polarization; as, the rotatory power of bodies on light. See the Note under polarization.
Nichol.
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Ro"ta*to*ry, n. Zool.
A rotifer.
[R.]
Kirby.
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