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rotation

ro·ta·tion
R r

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [roh-tey-shuh n]
    • /roʊˈteɪ ʃən/
    • /rəʊˈteɪ.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [roh-tey-shuh n]
    • /roʊˈteɪ ʃən/

Definitions of rotation word

  • noun rotation the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis. 1
  • noun rotation Astronomy. the movement or path of the earth or a heavenly body turning on its axis. one complete turn of such a body. 1
  • noun rotation regularly recurring succession, as of officials. 1
  • noun rotation Agriculture. crop rotation. 1
  • noun rotation Mathematics. an operation that rotates a geometric figure about a fixed point. curl (def 14). 1
  • noun rotation Pool. a game in which the balls are played in order by number. 1
See all 23 definitions of rotation

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Origin of rotation

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < Latin rotātiōn- (stem of rotātiō) a rotation, rolling, equivalent to rotāt(us) (see rotate1) + -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Rotation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Rotation

rotation popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% 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".

rotation usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for rotation

noun rotation

  • aeon — An aeon is an extremely long period of time.
  • alternation — successive change from one condition or action to another and back again repeatedly
  • caster — a person or thing that casts
  • circulation — The circulation of a newspaper or magazine is the number of copies that are sold each time it is produced.
  • circumgyration — the act of rolling, turning, or travelling about
All 17 Synonyms of rotation

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Related words

  • synchronous rotation

    rotation of a satellite in which the period of rotation is equal to the period of orbit around its primary, leaving the same face always pointing toward the primary: The moon is in synchronous rotation about the earth.

  • pitching rotation

    the regular, scheduled succession of starting pitchers designated by a manager: a four-man pitching rotation in September.

  • precession

    the act or fact of preceding; precedence.

  • faraday effect

    the rotation of the plane of polarization of plane-polarized light as the light passes through certain isotropic media in the direction of a strong magnetic field in which the medium is placed.

  • mutarotation

    a gradual change in the optical rotation of freshly prepared solutions of reducing sugars.

  • revolution

    an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
All related words to rotation

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