The meaning of ROTATORY is of, relating to, or producing rotation.

ROTATORY definition: pertaining to or of the nature of rotation. See examples of rotatory used in a sentence.

ROTATORY definition: 1. relating to rotation (= movement in a circle around a fixed point): 2. relating to rotation…. Learn more.

rotatory in British English (ˈrəʊtətərɪ , -trɪ ) or less commonly rotative (ˈrəʊtətɪv ) adjective of, relating to, possessing, or causing rotation

rotatory, adj. & n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

The term ‘rotatory’ refers to anything that moves in a circle or around an axis. It describes actions or mechanisms that involve rotation.

What's the difference between rotary and rotatory? (a.) Turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis; rotatory; as, rotary motion.