1. rotation - noun
· the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"
Synonym(s): rotary_motion
Hypernym(s): motion, movement, move, motility
2. rotation - noun
· (mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin
Hypernym(s): transformation
3. rotation - 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"
Synonym(s): revolution, gyration
4. rotation - 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"
Hypernym(s): sequence, chronological_sequence, succession, successiveness, chronological_succession
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