roster |
a list of names of individuals or groups belonging to or participating in an organization, class, military or police unit, or the like. [2 definitions] |
rostrum |
a raised platform or dais for public speaking. |
rosy |
deep reddish pink. [4 definitions] |
rosy finch |
any of several related finches, found in western North America and eastern Asia, that have rose-colored tinting on the wings, rump, tail, or the like. |
rot |
to decompose or decay, as organic matter. [12 definitions] |
rotameter |
an instrument that measures the rate of flow of a liquid by means of a movable float encased in a vertical tube. |
rotary |
turning or able to turn on an axis; rotating. [4 definitions] |
Rotary Club |
a local unit of an international men's service organization. |
rotary engine |
an engine in which rotation is produced by supplying power directly to the rotary parts, such as a turbine. [2 definitions] |
rotary press |
a printing press with the type mounted on plates on a rotating cylinder, fed by a continuous roll of paper. |
rotary-wing aircraft |
an aircraft such as a helicopter that is supported by an airfoil that rotates around a vertical axis. |
rotate |
to cause to revolve around an axis. [5 definitions] |
rotation |
the action of turning on or around an axis. [5 definitions] |
rotation of crops |
a system planting different crops in a fixed, repeated order in the same field so that each successive crop restores soil nutrients that were absorbed by the previous one. |
rotative |
of or characterized by rotation; rotating. [2 definitions] |
rotator |
one that rotates. [2 definitions] |
rotator cuff |
a group of muscles that cover the shoulder joint and control shoulder rotation. |
rotatory |
of, pertaining to, producing, or characterized by rotation; rotary; rotating. [2 definitions] |
rotavirus |
any of a genus (Rotavirus) of double-stranded RNA viruses causing a low-grade fever, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, esp. in infants and young children. |
ROTC |
abbreviation of "Reserve Officers' Training Corps." |
rote |
unthinking or mechanical routine or habit. [3 definitions] |