What is the meaning of rotation?

noun

  • The act of rotating as if on an axis.
    • usage: "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"
  • Mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin. (
  • A single complete turn (axial or orbital. )
    • usage: "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"; "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year"
  • A planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.. )
    • usage: "crop rotation makes a balanced demand on the fertility of the soil"; "the manager had only four starting pitchers in his rotation"
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APAWordNet. (2010). rotation. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/rotation/definitions/1190085
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