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    ro·ta·tion
    /rōˈtāSHən/

    noun

    • 1. the action of rotating around an axis or center: "the moon moves in the same direction as the earth's rotation" Similar revolvingturningspinninggyration

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  2. The meaning of ROTATION is the action or process of rotating on or as if on an axis or center. How to use rotation in a sentence.

  3. Rotation is the action of the circular motion of an object about the centre or an axis. Learn the meaning of rotation, rules, formula, symmetry, and rotation matrix along with real life examples in detail at BYJU'S.

  4. rotation. noun. uk / rəʊˈteɪ.ʃ ə n / us / roʊˈteɪ.ʃ ə n / rotation noun (CIRCULAR MOVEMENT) Add to word list. [ U ] movement in a circle around a fixed point: the speed of rotation. [ C ] a complete circular movement around a fixed point: rotation about The earth completes 366 rotations about its axis in every leap year.

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › RotationRotation - Wikipedia

    Rotation or rotational motion is the circular movement of an object around a central line, known as axis of rotation. A plane figure can rotate in either a clockwise or counterclockwise sense around a perpendicular axis intersecting anywhere inside or outside the figure at a center of rotation.

  6. The rotation of a group of things or people is the fact of them taking turns to do a particular job or serve a particular purpose. If people do something in rotation, they take turns to do it.

  7. [countable] one complete movement in a circle around a fixed point. This switch controls the number of rotations per minute. [uncountable, countable] the act of regularly changing the thing that is being used in a particular situation, or of changing the person who does a particular job.

  8. noun. a single complete turn (axial or orbital) “the plane made three rotations before it crashed” synonyms: gyration, revolution. see more. noun. (mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin. see more. noun. a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.)

  9. rotation. / rəʊˈteɪʃən / noun. the act of rotating; rotary motion. a regular cycle of events in a set order or sequence. a planned sequence of cropping according to which the crops grown in successive seasons on the same land are varied so as to make a balanced demand on its resources of fertility. maths.

  10. ROTATION meaning: 1 : the act or process of moving or turning around a central point; 2 : a complete turn around a central point.

  11. Illustrated definition of Rotation: A circular movement. Rotation has a central point that stays fixed and everything else moves around that point...