English dictionary

rotation

/r/oU/'t/eI//S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

Pertaining to, or resulting from, rotation; of the nature of, or characterized by, rotation; as, rotational velocity.

adjective

Source: webster1913

the act of rotating as if on an axis

noun.act

Examples
The rotation of the dancer kept time with the music.

Synonyms rotary motion

Source: WordNet 3.0
(mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin

noun.linkdef

Source: WordNet 3.0
a single complete turn (axial or orbital)

noun.event

Examples
The plane made three rotations before it crashed.

Synonyms gyration revolution

Source: WordNet 3.0
a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.)

noun.attribute

Examples
Crop rotation makes a balanced demand on the fertility of the soil.

The manager had only four starting pitchers in his rotation.

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act of turning, as a wheel or a solid body on its axis, as distinguished from the progressive motion of a revolving round another body or a distant point; thus, the daily turning of the earth on its axis is a rotation; its annual motion round the sun is a revolution.

noun

Source: webster1913