1. The act of rotating as if on an axis
   "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"
   - rotary motion 
2. (mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin 
3. A single complete turn (axial or orbital)
   "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"
   - revolution, gyration 
4. 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

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