rotary table

noun — 2 senses

rotary table

noun
1

Arts, Crafts, Engineering, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Metallurgy, Metalworking, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A device for precisely positioning the workpiece, enabling the operator to drill or cut at exact intervals around a fixed axis.

2

A mechanical device that provides clockwise rotational force to the drill string to facilitate the drilling of a borehole.

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