Rotary vs Orbital - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between rotary and orbital

is that rotary is (new england) a traffic circle while orbital is orbital.

is having or being capable of having rotation.

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Having or being capable of having rotation.

:A rotary engine revolves the heads rather than having pistons go back and forth.

(rotaries)

(New England) A traffic circle.

Usually with a capital initial, short for , an international club for community service.

(en adjective)

Of or relating to an orbit.

Of or relating to the eye socket (eyehole).

(electron orbital) (en noun)

(label) A specification of the energy and probability density of an electron at any point in an atom or molecule

An orbital motorway

* atomic orbital * molecular orbital

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