Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun rotary

2 senses of rotary

Sense 1
traffic circle, circle, rotary, roundabout -- (a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary")
       => junction -- (the place where two or more things come together)

Sense 2
synchronous converter, rotary, rotary converter -- (electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa)
       => electrical converter -- (converter that converts alternating current into direct current or vice versa)

Antonyms of adj rotary

1 of 2 senses of rotary

Sense 2
circular, rotary, orbitual -- (describing a circle; moving in a circle; "the circular motion of the wheel")

INDIRECT (VIA cyclic) -> noncyclic, noncyclical -- (not cyclic)

Similarity of adj rotary

2 senses of rotary

Sense 1
rotary -- (relating to or characterized by rotation; "rotary dial")

Sense 2
circular, rotary, orbitual -- (describing a circle; moving in a circle; "the circular motion of the wheel")
       => cyclic (vs. noncyclic), cyclical -- (recurring in cycles)