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rotation

(r/oU/'t/eI//S//@/n )

Pertaining to, or resulting from, rotation; of the nature of, or characterized by, rotation; as, rotational velocity.(adjective)

source: webster1913

the act of rotating as if on an axis(noun.act)

Example:
The rotation of the dancer kept time with the music.

Synonym:
rotary motion

source: wordnet30
(mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin(noun.linkdef)

source: wordnet30
a single complete turn (axial or orbital)(noun.event)

Example:
The plane made three rotations before it crashed.

Synonym:
gyration, revolution

source: wordnet30
a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.)(noun.attribute)

Example:
Crop rotation makes a balanced demand on the fertility of the soil.
The manager had only four starting pitchers in his rotation.

source: wordnet30
The act of turning, as a wheel or a solid body on its axis, as distinguished from the progressive motion of a revolving round another body or a distant point; thus, the daily turning of the earth on its axis is a rotation; its annual motion round the sun is a revolution.(noun)

source: webster1913

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