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rotating

ro·tate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [roh-teyt or, esp. British, roh-teyt]
    • /ˈroʊ teɪt or, esp. British, roʊˈteɪt/
    • /rəʊˈteɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [roh-teyt or, esp. British, roh-teyt]
    • /ˈroʊ teɪt or, esp. British, roʊˈteɪt/

Definitions of rotating word

  • verb with object rotating to cause to turn around an axis or center point; revolve. 1
  • verb with object rotating to cause to go through a cycle of changes; cause to pass or follow in a fixed routine of succession: to rotate farm crops. 1
  • verb with object rotating to replace (a person, troops, etc.) by another or others, usually according to a schedule or plan. 1
  • verb without object rotating to turn around on or as if on an axis. 1
  • verb without object rotating to proceed in a fixed routine of succession: The sentries rotated in keeping watch. 1
  • adjective rotating turning on an axis 1

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Origin of rotating

First appearance:

before 1800
One of the 42% newest English words
1800-10; < Latin rotātus (past participle of rotāre to cause to spin, roll, move in a circle), equivalent to rot(a) wheel + -ātus -ate1

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Parts of speech for Rotating

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

rotating popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

rotating usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for rotating

adj rotating

  • ambient — The ambient temperature is the temperature of the air above the ground in a particular place.
  • circulatory — Circulatory means relating to the circulation of blood in the body.
  • diffusive — tending to diffuse; characterized by diffusion.
  • gyral — gyratory.
  • gyratory — moving in a circle or spiral; gyrating.

adjective rotating

  • circling — a closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 = r 2 .
  • circulating — Moving about freely.
  • circumrotary — Alternative form of circumrotatory.
  • gyrating — Present participle of gyrate.
  • involuted — intricate; complex.

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