Definitions for "Rotary"
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Turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis; rotatory; as, rotary motion.
the machine used to impart rotational power to the drill stem while permitting vertical movement of the pipe for rotary drilling. Modern rotary machines have a special component, the rotary or master bushing, to turn the kelly bushing, which permits vertical movement of the kelly while the stem is turning.
An aircooled engine whose cylinders, arranged like the spokes of a wheel, rotate around a fixed crankshaft. The fuel is supplied to the engine through the crankshaft and the engine normally exhausts straight out the top of the cylinder. This arrangement was used with early engines as the mass of the engine was used as the flywheel allowing the engine to run smoothly. Search for rotary engine books on Amazon.co.uk
hook High quality sewing mechanism required for extra wide zig-zag, bobbin thread monitoring and automatic thread cutting.
A method of cutting in which the log is placed on a large lathe and turned into the knife, so that continuous cut is made round and round the log, more or less parallel at all times to the growth ring, Result is a wild, variegated, grain effect. Except for Stumpwood, Burls, and certain figured logs for fine face veneers, (example) rotary cutting is used largely in commercial veneer production. (see graph Fig. 1)
Rotary cutters use a pizza-cutter like blade that slides along a rail and cut paper. Rotary cutters, perforators and scorers are especially popular due to their precision and ease-of-use.
a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"
An intersection where all traffic travels in one direction around a central island. ag Curve A concave vertical curve in the longitudinal profile of a road.
A form of dialing on a telephone line.
A function of the telephone company. Phone lines configured in a rotary cause an incoming call on a busy line to be switched down to the next available phone line. Close Glossary Window
electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa
Method that relies on a computer and controller to send messages concerning the desired design to a flat-bed engraving table.
marked by or moving in a circle