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Meaning of 'rotation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rotation [ a.]
- Pertaining to, or resulting from, rotation; of the nature of, or characterized by, rotation; as, rotational velocity.
2 . Rotation [ n.]
- 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.
- Any return or succesion in a series.

Meaning of 'rotation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rotation [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.)
Example in sentence:
  • crop rotation makes a balanced demand on the fertility of the soil;
  • the manager had only four starting pitchers in his rotation
Meaning (2):
- a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
Example in sentence:
  • the plane made three rotations before it crashed;
  • the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year
Meaning (3):
- the act of rotating as if on an axis
Example in sentence:
  • the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music

Nearby Words:

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