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Rotation

rə(ʊ)ˈteɪʃn

Rotation definitions
noun
rotation rotations
  1. the action of rotating about an axis or centre

    "the moon moves in the same direction as the earth's rotation"

    • the conceptual operation of turning a system about an axis
  2. the passing of a privilege or responsibility to each member of a group in a regularly recurring order

    "it has become common for senior academics to act as heads of department in rotation"

    • the growing of different crops in succession on a piece of land to avoid exhausting the soil and to control weeds, pests, and diseases

      "traditional practices such as crop rotation"

    • the cycle of growth and felling or cutting of trees

      "short rotation forestry"

    • a tour of duty, especially by a medical practitioner in training

      "she was completing a rotation in trauma surgery"