Rotation

What do we mean by rotation?

The act or process of turning around a center or an axis. noun

A single complete cycle of such motion. noun

A transformation of a coordinate system in which the new axes have a specified angular displacement from their original position while the origin remains fixed. noun

Regular and uniform variation in a sequence or series. noun

The sequence in which the starting pitchers on a team pitch in games. noun

The pitchers used in such a sequence. noun

In forestry, the period represented by the age of a forest, or a part of a forest, at the time when it is cut, or intended to be cut. noun

The act of rotating or turning, or the state of being whirled round; the continuous motion of a solid body, as a wheel or sphere, about an axis, its opposite sides moving relatively to one another, as distinguished from the forward motion of the whole body in a circle or an ellipse independent of any relative motion of its parts, as that of the planets. noun

A peculiar spiral movement of fluids observed within the cavity of certain vegetable cells, as in Chara and Vallisneria. See below. noun

Serial or recurrent order; a round or sequence of one after another; a fixed or definite routine of succession; regularly recurring change. noun

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. noun

Any return or succesion in a series. noun

See Moment of inertia, under Moment. noun

The practice of changing public officers at frequent intervals by discharges and substitutions. noun

The practices of cultivating an orderly succession of different crops on the same land. noun

Pertaining to, or resulting from, rotation; of the nature of, or characterized by, rotation. adjective

The act of turning around a centre or an axis. noun

A single complete cycle around a centre or an axis. noun

The act of turning around a centre or an axis.

A single complete cycle around a centre or an axis.

A regular variation in a sequence, such as to even-out wear, or people taking turns in a task; a duty roster.

An operation on a metric space that is a continuous isometry and fixes at least one point.

The set of starting pitchers of a team.

The step during takeoff when the pilot commands the vehicle to lift the nose wheel off the ground during the takeoff roll. (see also: V2)

Repeated play on a radio station, etc.

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