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Word Meanings - ROTATORY - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Producing rotation of the plane of polarization; as, the rotatory power of bodies on light. See the Note under polarization. Nichol. (more info) 1. Turning as on an axis; rotary. 2. Going in a circle; following in rotation or succession;

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Producing rotation of the plane of polarization; as, the rotatory power of bodies on light. See the Note under polarization. Nichol. (more info) 1. Turning as on an axis; rotary. 2. Going in a circle; following in rotation or succession; as, rotatory assembles. Burke.

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