rotatory

Of, relating to, causing, or characterized by rotation.

Occurring or proceeding in alternation or succession.

Of, pertaining to, or effecting rotation; turning or causing to turn about or upon an axis or support; relating to motion from or about a fixed point or center: opposed to reciprocatory.

Going about in a recurrent series; moving from point to point; following in succession: as, rotatory assemblies.

In zoology, rotatorial or rotiferal, as a wheel-animalcule.

In anatomy, causing rotation: as, a rotatory muscle.

In zoology, a rotatorian or rotifer.

A rotifer.

Turning as on an axis; rotary.

Going in a circle; following in rotation or succession.