rotation has definitions from the field of mathematics
1
[ noun ] the act of rotating as if on an axis

Synonyms

rotary_motion

Examples

"the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"

Used in print

(R. P. Jerrard, "Inscribed squares in plane curves"...)

But **f is just the curve **f translated without rotation through a small arc , for **f is always obtained by rotating C through exactly 90 ` .

For it is clear that the total number of ordinary intersections of C and **f must be even ( otherwise , starting in the interior of C , **f could not finally return to the interior ) , and the center of rotation at t is the argument of the function , not a value .

2
[ noun ] (mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin

Related terms

transformation mathematics

3
[ noun ] a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.)

Examples

"crop rotation makes a balanced demand on the fertility of the soil" "the manager had only four starting pitchers in his rotation"

Related terms

sequence rotate

4
[ noun ] a single complete turn (axial or orbital)

Examples

"the plane made three rotations before it crashed" "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year"

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