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Noun: rotation row'teyshun- The act of rotating as if on an axis
"the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" - rotary motion - (mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin
- A single complete turn (axial or orbital)
"the plane made three rotations before it crashed" - revolution, gyration - 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"
Derived forms: rotations See also: rotary, rotate, rotational Type of: chronological sequence, chronological succession, motility, motion, move, movement, sequence, succession, successiveness, transformation, turn, turning Encyclopedia: Rotation |