Rotary in a sentence as a noun

That's how rotary phones used to work, right?

In case of rotary phones it was much easier to put zero at the end.

The rotary has not received as much R&D as the 4-stroke, and thus it is a bit behind.

Today, I learned that phones didn't have Qs or Zs. Things you don't notice on that one rotary phone your parents used to have when you were 5.

Though I'm curious as to how a direct injected rotary might improve all of these issues.

Also, people are quite often transferring stuff from hoods to rotary evaporators, etc.

Rotary in a sentence as an adjective

Our jaws provide vertical movement like a carnivore, not rotary grinding motions like a herbivore.

These situations led to increased engine heat and premature failure, which gave the rotary an unfair bad reputation.

Honestly, the best microwave control panel I ever used was a simple rotary knob to set the time, and a three-way "high-medium-low" power switch.

A drive that converts intermittent rotary motion to continuous rotation?

Was an opportunity missed to mention Modula-2 and rotary dial telephones?The Common Lisp community doesn't handle onboarding well.

Joysticks, rotary controls, gamepads, keyboards, mice, trackballs, touchpads, light guns, robots, power gloves, giant floor-mats with buttons, analog sticks, analog buttons, vibrating controllers, skateboards, drum kits, guitars, microphones, steering wheels, arcade sticks, etc...Some were great, some were terrible.

Rotary definitions

noun

a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"

See also: circle roundabout

noun

electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa

adjective

relating to or characterized by rotation; "rotary dial"

adjective

describing a circle; moving in a circle; "the circular motion of the wheel"

See also: circular orbitual