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rotation

noun

1 rotation

The act of rotating as if on an axis:
— The rotation of the dancer kept time with the music.

synonym: rotary motion.

Dutch: aswenteling, evolutie, rotatie, slag, toer

2 rotation

mathematics A transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin.

3 rotation

A single complete turn (axial or orbital):
— The plane made three rotations before it crashed.

synonyms: gyration, revolution.

Roget 312: rotation, revolution, spinning, gyration, turning about an axis, turning aound an axis, circulation, roll; circumrotation, circumvolution, circumgyration; volutation, circination, turbination, ... show more

Roget 138: periodicity, intermittence; beat; oscillation etc. 314; pulse, pulsation; rhythm; alternation, alternateness, alternativeness, alternity.    bout, ... show more

Dutch: draaiing, ronde, revolutie, toer
Polish: rotacja

4 rotation

A planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.).

Polish: rotacja


Moby thesaurus: Indian file, array, arsis, articulation, bank, beat, booster rocket, bout, buzz, catapult, catena, catenation, chain, chain reaction, chaining, circle, circuit, circulation, circumvolution, coming after ... show more.

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