rotation
/roʊtˈeɪʃʌn/
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Definitions
Noun
the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"
Noun
(mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin
Noun
a single complete turn (axial or orbital); "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"; "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year"
Noun
a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.); "crop rotation makes a balanced demand on the fertility of the soil"; "the manager had only four starting pitchers in his rotation"
More General Terms
chronological sequence
chronological succession
motility
motion
move
movement
sequence
succession
successiveness
transformation
turn
turning
More Specific Terms
axial motion
axial rotation
circumvolution
clockwise rotation
counterclockwise rotation
dextrorotation
feather
feathering
gyration
levorotation
orbital motion
orbital rotation
pivot
pronation
roll
spin
spiral
supination
turn
turnout
twirl
twist
twisting
whirl
whirling
wind
winding