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Rotary vs Rotating - What's the difference?

rotary | rotating |

As adjectives the difference between rotary and rotating

is that rotary is having or being capable of having rotation while rotating is that proceeds in sequence or in turns.

As a noun rotary

is a traffic circle.

As a verb rotating is

present participle of lang=en.

rotary

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Having or being capable of having rotation.
  • :A rotary engine revolves the heads rather than having pistons go back and forth.

    • Noun

    (rotaries)
  • (New England) A traffic circle.
  • Usually with a capital initial, short for , an international club for community service.

    • rotating

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • that proceeds in sequence or in turns
    • a rotating presidency

    Verb

    (head)

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