Definition of rotation

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Definition of rotation

  • the act of rotating as if on an axis (noun)

    Examples

    1. the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music

    Synonyms

    1. rotary motion
  • a single complete turn (axial or orbital) (noun)

    Examples

    1. the plane made three rotations before it crashed

    Synonyms

    1. gyration
    2. revolution
  • a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.) (noun)

    Examples

    1. crop rotation makes a balanced demand on the fertility of the soil
    2. the manager had only four starting pitchers in his rotation
  • (mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin (noun)

See definition of rotation in Merriam Webster