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Circumrotary
Circumrotary Cir`cum*ro"tary, Circumrotatory
Cir`cum*ro"ta*to*ry, a. [Pref. circum- + rotary, rotatory.]
turning, rolling, or whirling round.
DextrorotaryDextrorotary Dex`tro*ro"ta*ry, a. (Physics & Chem.)
See Dextrotatory. Rotary shearsShears Shears, n. pl. [Formerly used also in the singular. See
Shear, n., 1.]
1. A cutting instrument. Specifically:
(a) An instrument consisting of two blades, commonly with
bevel edges, connected by a pivot, and working on both
sides of the material to be cut, -- used for cutting
cloth and other substances.
Fate urged the shears, and cut the sylph in
twain. --Pope.
(b) A similar instrument the blades of which are
extensions of a curved spring, -- used for shearing
sheep or skins.
(c) A shearing machine; a blade, or a set of blades,
working against a resisting edge.
2. Anything in the form of shears. Specifically:
(a) A pair of wings. [Obs.] --Spenser.
(b) An apparatus for raising heavy weights, and especially
for stepping and unstepping the lower masts of ships.
It consists of two or more spars or pieces of timber,
fastened together near the top, steadied by a guy or
guys, and furnished with the necessary tackle.
[Written also sheers.]
3. (Mach.) The bedpiece of a machine tool, upon which a table
or slide rest is secured; as, the shears of a lathe or
planer. See Illust. under Lathe.
Rotary shears. See under Rotary.
Meaning of Rotary from wikipedia
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Rotary may
refer to:
Rotary motion Rotary dial, a
rotating telephone dial
Rotary engine (disambiguation)...
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Rotary International is one of the
largest service organizations in the world. The self-declared
mission of
Rotary, as
stated on its website, is to "provide...
- A
rotary dial is a
component of a
telephone or a
telephone switchboard that
implements a
signaling technology in
telecommunications known as
pulse dialing...
- The
rotary engine is an
early type of
internal combustion engine,
usually designed with an odd
number of
cylinders per row in a
radial configuration. The...
- A
rotary evaporator (rotovap) is a
device used in
chemical laboratories for the
efficient and
gentle removal of
solvents from
samples by evaporation. When...
- A
rotary encoder, also
called a
shaft encoder, is an electro-mechanical
device that
converts the
angular position or
motion of a
shaft or axle to analog...
- crankshaft.
Rotary engine may also
refer to:
Pistonless rotary engine, a type of
pistonless internal combustion engine Turbine, a
rotary engine that extracts...
- A
rotary snowplow (American English) or
rotary snowplough is a
piece of
railroad snow
removal equipment with a
large circular set of
blades on its front...
-
Rotary Connection was an
American psychedelic soul band,
formed in
Chicago in 1966. In
addition to
their own recordings,
including their 1967
debut album...
- The
Mazda ****el
engines are a
family of ****el
rotary combustion car
engines produced by Mazda. ****el
engines were
invented in 1950s by
Felix ****el...
