 rotation |
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| 1. | [ noun ] the act of rotating as if on an axis | |
| Synonyms: | rotary_motion | |
| Examples: | "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" |
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| Related terms: | motion twist spin gyration supination wind circumvolution pronation feather pivot spiral turnout revolve | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin | |
| Related terms: | transformation mathematics | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.) | |
| Examples: | "crop rotation makes a balanced demand on the fertility of the soil" "the manager had only four starting pitchers in his rotation" |
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| Related terms: | sequence rotate | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a single complete turn (axial or orbital) | |
| Synonyms: | roll gyration revolution | |
| Examples: | "the plane made three rotations before it crashed" "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year" |
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| Related terms: | turning axial_motion clockwise_rotation counterclockwise_rotation spin orbital_motion wallow spin | |
| Similar spelling: |
rotational rotating |
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