: of, relating to, or involving uniform motion in one direction

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of translatory was in 1837

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“Translatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/translatory. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

Medical Definition

translatory

adjective
: of, relating to, involving, or being uniform motion in one direction
receptor organs for rotatory and translatory motion in the inner earScientific American
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