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ro·ta·tion  (r-tshn)

n.

1.

a. The act or process of turning around a center or an axis: the axial rotation of the earth.

b. A single complete cycle of such motion.

2. Mathematics A transformation of a coordinate system in which the new axes have a specified angular displacement from their original position while the origin remains fixed.

3. Regular and uniform variation in a sequence or series: a rotation of personnel; crop rotation.

4. Games An order of shooting balls in billiards in which the ball with the lowest number on the table is always pocketed first.

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ro·tation·al adj.

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rotation  (r-tshn)

1. The motion of an object around an internal axis.

2. A single complete cycle of such motion. See Note at revolution.

3. A transformation of a coordinate system in which the new axes have a specified angular displacement from their original position while the origin remains fixed.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rotation - the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" rotary motion movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" circumvolution - the act of turning or winding or folding around a central axis feathering, feather - turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls whirling, gyration - the act of rotating in a circle or spiral pivot - the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot; "the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot" pronation - rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face downward spin, twirl, twisting, whirl, twist - the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting" spiral - flying downward in a helical path with a large radius supination - rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward turn, twist - turning or twisting around (in place); "with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room" winding, wind, twist - the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind" turnout - (ballet) the outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip
	2.	rotation - (mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement transformation - (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system
	3.	rotation - a single complete turn (axial or orbital); "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"; "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year" gyration, revolution turning, turn - a movement in a new direction; "the turning of the wind" clockwise rotation, dextrorotation - rotation to the right counterclockwise rotation, levorotation - rotation to the left axial motion, axial rotation, roll - rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation" orbital motion, orbital rotation - motion of an object in an orbit around a fixed point; "satellites in orbital rotation" spin - a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
	4.	rotation - 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" chronological sequence, chronological succession, succession, successiveness, sequence - a following of one thing after another in time; "the doctor saw a sequence of patients"

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rotation

noun 1. revolution, turning, turn, wheel, spin, spinning, reel, orbit, pirouette, gyration

noun 2. sequence, switching, cycle, succession, interchanging, alternation

Translations

rotation [rəuˈteɪʃən] n → rotación f;

in rotation → por turno

rotation [rəuˈteɪʃən] n → rotation f;

in rotation → à tour de rôle

rotation [rəuˈteɪʃən] rotate n (of planet, drum etc) → Rotation f, Drehung f;

(of crops) → Wechsel m;

(of jobs) → turnusmäßiger Wechsel m;

in rotation rotate → der Reihe nach

rotation [rəuˈteɪʃən] n → rotazione f;

in rotation → a turno, in rotazione