rotation
Found in thesaurus: motility,
motion,
move,
movement,
transformation,
turn,
turning,
chronological sequence,
chronological succession,
succession,
sequence,
successiveness
rotation
n.
revolution, one full turn; one full spin; instance of revolving or spinning; set order in which events take place
Rotation
A rotation is a circular movement of an object around a center (or point) of rotation . A three-dimensional object always rotates around an imaginary line called a rotation axis. If the axis passes through the body's center of mass, the body is said to rotate upon itself, or spin. A rotation about an external point, e.g. the Earth about the Sun, is called a revolution or orbital revolution, typically when it is produced by gravity.
rotation
Noun
1. the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"
(synonym) rotary motion
(hypernym) motion, movement, move, motility
(hyponym) circumvolution
(derivation) revolve, go around, rotate
2. (mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin
(hypernym) transformation
(classification) mathematics, math, maths
3. a single complete turn (axial or orbital); "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"; "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year"
(synonym) revolution, gyration
(hypernym) turning, turn
(hyponym) dextrorotation, clockwise rotation
4. a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.); "crop rotation makes a balanced demand on the fertility of the soil"; "the manager had only four starting pitchers in his rotation"
(hypernym) sequence, chronological sequence, succession, successiveness, chronological succession
(derivation) rotate
Rotation (die)
nf.
revolution, one full turn, one full spin, instance of revolving or spinning; set order in which events take place
rotation
nf.
rotation, spinning, turnround; motion, twirl