(n) roundabout, See Also: traffic circle, circus, traffic rotary, circular place, Example:รถนานาชนิดต่างแย่งกันที่จะจ่อหัวเข้าไปในวงเวียนเพื่อจะไปได้ก่อน, Thai Definition:ที่ซึ่งมีรูปกลมเป็นที่รวมแห่งถนนหลายๆ สาย

Thai-English-French: Volubilis Dictionary 1.0 Volubilis Dictionary (TH-EN-FR)

วงเวียน

[wongwīen] (n) EN: roundabout ; traffic circle (Am.) ; circus ; traffic rotary ; circular place FR: rond-point [ m ] ; giratoire [ m ] (Sui.)

CMU English Pronouncing Dictionary Dictionary [with local updates] CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

rotary

/R OW1 T ER0 IY0/ /โร้ว เถ่อ (ร) หรี่/

Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary (pronunciation guide only) Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary

rotary

(n,(count), adj) /rˈoutəriː/ /โร้ว เถอะ หรี่/ /r ou1 t @ r ii/

WordNet (3.0) WordNet (3.0)

dextrorotary

(adj) rotating to the right, Syn. dextrorotatory, right-handed

levorotary

(adj) rotating to the left, Syn. left-handed, levorotatory

rotary

(adj) relating to or characterized by rotation, Example:rotary dial

rotary actuator

(n) (computer science) the actuator that moves a read/write head to the proper data track, Syn. positioner

rotary club

(n) a group of businessmen in a town organized as a service club and to promote world peace, Syn. Rotary International

rotary engine

(n) an internal-combustion engine in which power is transmitted directly to rotating components

rotary press

(n) a printing press for printing from a revolving cylinder

circular

(adj) describing a circle; moving in a circle, Syn. orbitual, rotary, Example:the circular motion of the wheel

pivot joint

(n) a freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation, Syn. rotary joint, articulatio trochoidea, rotatory joint, Example:the articulation of the radius and ulna in the arm is a pivot joint

radial engine

(n) an internal-combustion engine having cylinders arranged radially around a central crankcase, Syn. rotary engine

rotation

(n) the act of rotating as if on an axis, Syn. rotary motion, Example:the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music

rotor blade

(n) the long airfoil that rotates to provide the lift that supports a helicopter in the air, Syn. rotary wing

synchronous converter

(n) electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa, Syn. rotary, rotary converter

traffic circle

(n) a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island, Syn. circle, roundabout, rotary, Example:the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary

wankel engine

(n) a rotary engine that is a four-stroke internal-combustion engine without reciprocating parts, Syn. epitrochoidal engine, Wankel rotary engine

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Circumrotatory

{ } a. [ Pref. circum- + rotary, rotatory. ] turning, rolling, or whirling round. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dextrorotary

a. (Physics & Chem.) See Dextrotatory. [ 1913 Webster ]

levorotary

a. [ Levo- + rotary. ] (Chem. & Physics) Same as levorotatory. [ PJC ]

Rotary

a. [ L. rota a wheel. See Roll, v., and cf. barouche, Rodomontade, Roué, Round, a., Rowel. ] Turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis; rotatory; as, rotary motion. [ 1913 Webster ]

Rotary engine, steam engine in which the continuous rotation of the shaft is produced by the direct action of the steam upon rotating devices which serve as pistons, instead of being derived from a reciprocating motion, as in the ordinary engine; a steam turbine; -- called also rotatory engine. --
Rotary pump, a pump in which the fluid is impelled by rotating devices which take the place of reciprocating buckets or pistons. --
Rotary shears, shears, as for cloth, metal, etc., in which revolving sharp-edged or sharp-cornered wheels do the cutting. --
Rotary valve, a valve acting by continuous or partial rotation, as in the four-way cock. [ 1913 Webster ]