'Rotation' definitions:
Definition of 'rotation'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" [syn: rotation, rotary motion]
noun
(mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin
noun
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" [syn: rotation, revolution, gyration]
noun
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"
Definition of 'Rotation'
From: GCIDE
- Rotation \Ro*ta"tion\, n. [L. rotatio: cf. F. rotation.]
- 1. The act of turning, as a wheel or a solid body on its axis, as distinguished from the progressive motion of a revolving round another body or a distant point; thus, the daily turning of the earth on its axis is a rotation; its annual motion round the sun is a revolution. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Any return or succesion in a series. [1913 Webster]
- Moment of rotation. See Moment of inertia, under Moment.
- Rotation in office, the practice of changing public officers at frequent intervals by discharges and substitutions.
- Rotation of crops, the practices of cultivating an orderly succession of different crops on the same land. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Rotation'
From: GCIDE
- Rotation \Ro*ta"tion\, a. Pertaining to, or resulting from, rotation; of the nature of, or characterized by, rotation; as, rotational velocity. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'rotation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- array,
- arsis,
- articulation,
- bank,
- beat,
- booster rocket,
- bout,
- buzz,
- catapult,
- catena,
- catenation,
- chain,
- chain reaction,
- chaining,
- circle,
- circuit,
- circulation,
- circumvolution,
- coming after,
- concatenation,
- connection,
- consecution,
- consecutiveness,
- continuation,
- continuity,
- continuum,
- course,
- cycle,
- descent,
- diastole,
- downbeat,
- drone,
- endless belt,
- endless round,
- extension,
- file,
- filiation,
- following,
- gamut,
- gradation,
- ground loop,
- gyration,
- gyre,
- hopoff,
- hum,
- Indian file,
- line,
- lineage,
- logical sequence,
- monotone,
- nexus,
- order,
- order of succession,
- pendulum,
- periodicity,
- plenum,
- posteriority,
- postposition,
- powder train,
- procession,
- progression,
- prolongation,
- pulse,
- queue,
- range,
- rank,
- recurrence,
- reticulation,
- revolution,
- round,
- routine,
- row,
- run,
- scale,
- sequence,
- series,
- single file,
- spectrum,
- spell,
- string,
- subjunction,
- succession,
- successiveness,
- suffixation,
- swath,
- systole,
- takeoff,
- thesis,
- thread,
- tier,
- train,
- turn,
- upbeat,
- wheel,
- whirl,
- windrow
Words containing 'Rotation'
- Rotate,
- Rotated,
- Rotating,
- Rotative,
- Rotator,
- rotatable,
- rotational,
- rotationally,
- Moment of rotation,
- Negative rotation,
- Positive rotation,
- Rotation in office,
- Rotation of crops,
- Rotative engine,
- axial rotation,
- axis of rotation,
- clockwise rotation,
- counterclockwise rotation,
- orbital rotation,
- rotating mechanism,
- rotating shaft,
- rotational latency,
- rotational nystagmus,
- rotator cuff,
- Instantaneous axis of rotation,
- Instantaneous center of rotation,
- post-rotational nystagmus