| NOUN | act | rotation, rotary motion | the act of rotating as if on an axis |
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| relation | rotation | (mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin | |
| event | rotation, revolution, gyration | a single complete turn (axial or orbital) | |
| attribute | rotation | a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.) |
| Sounds | rowtey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The act of rotating as if on an axis. | |
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| Example | "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" | |
| Synonym | rotary motion | |
| Narrower | circumvolution | The act of turning or winding or folding around a central axis |
| feather, feathering | Turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls | |
| gyration, whirling | The act of rotating in a circle or spiral | |
| pivot | The act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot | |
| pronation | rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face downward | |
| spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl | The act of rotating rapidly | |
| spiral | flying downward in a helical path with a large radius | |
| supination | rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward | |
| turnout | (ballet) the outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip | |
| twist, turn | turning or twisting around (in place) | |
| wind, winding, twist | The act of winding or twisting | |
| Broader | motion, movement, move, motility | A change of position that does not entail a change of location |
| Spanish | rotación | |
| Catalan | rotació | |
| Adjectives | rotational | of or pertaining to rotation |
| Verbs | rotate | cause to turn on an axis or center |
| rotate | turn on or around an axis or a center | |
| Meaning | (mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin. | |
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| Category | mathematics, math, maths | A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic / logic of quantity and shape and arrangement |
| Broader | transformation | (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system |
| Spanish | rotación | |
| Meaning | A single complete turn (axial or orbital). | |
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| Example | "the plane made three rotations before it crashed" | |
| Synonyms | revolution, gyration | |
| Narrower | axial rotation, axial motion, roll | rotary motion of an object around its own axis |
| dextrorotation, clockwise rotation | rotation to the right | |
| levorotation, counterclockwise rotation | rotation to the left | |
| orbital rotation, orbital motion | motion of an object in an orbit around a fixed point | |
| spin | A swift whirling motion (usually of a missile) | |
| Broader | turning, turn | A movement in a new direction |
| Spanish | revolución, rotación, vuelta | |
| Catalan | gir, revolució, rotació | |
| Adjectives | rotary | relating to or characterized by rotation |
| rotatory | of or relating to or characteristic or causing an axial or orbital turn | |
| Meaning | A planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.). | |
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| Broader | sequence, chronological sequence, succession, successiveness, chronological succession | A following of one thing / thing after another in time |
| Verbs | rotate | plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession |
| rotate | perform a job or duty on a rotating basis | |
| rotate | exchange on a regular basis | |
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