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Rotation
rə(ʊ)ˈteɪʃn
Rotation definitions
noun
rotation
rotations
- the action of rotating around an axis or centre
"the moon moves in the same direction as the earth's rotation"
revolving turning spinning gyration wheeling whirling twirling swivelling circling turn revolution spin whirl orbit- the conceptual operation of turning a system about an axis
- 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"
- the stage of an aircraft's take-off at which the nose is raised, enabling it to begin to leave the ground
"the rotation of the plane occurred at 140 knots"