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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.
Dextrorotary
Dextrorotary Dex`tro*ro"ta*ry, a. (Physics & Chem.) See Dextrotatory.
Rotary shears
Shears 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 International is one of the largest service organizations in the world. The mission of Rotary, as stated on its website, is to "provide service...
- (/ˈvaŋkəl̩/, VUN-kell) is a type of internal combustion engine using an eccentric rotary design to convert pressure into rotating motion. The concept was proven...
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- A rotary dial /ROUteri daial/ is a component of a telephone or a telephone switchboard that implements a signaling technology in telecommunications known...
- A rotary evaporator (rotavap) is a device used in chemical laboratories for the efficient and gentle removal of solvents from samples by evaporation. When...
- Rotary Watches Ltd was established at La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland by Moise Dreyfuss in 1895. By the 1920s family members Georges and Sylvain Dreyfuss...
- coupling, pneumatic rotary union, through bore rotary union, air rotary union, electrical rotary union, or vacuum rotary union A rotary union will lock onto...
- 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...