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rotation
[ roh-tey-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
- Astronomy.
- the movement or path of the earth or a heavenly body turning on its axis.
- one complete turn of such a body.
- regularly recurring succession, as of officials.
- Agriculture. crop rotation.
- Mathematics.
- Pool. a game in which the balls are played in order by number.
- Baseball. pitching rotation.
rotation
/ əʊˈٱɪʃə /
noun
- the act of rotating; rotary motion
- a regular cycle of events in a set order or sequence
- a planned sequence of cropping according to which the crops grown in successive seasons on the same land are varied so as to make a balanced demand on its resources of fertility
- maths
- a circular motion of a configuration about a given point or line, without a change in shape
- a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin
- another name for curl Abbreviation (for sense 4c)rot
- the spinning motion of a body, such as a planet, about an internal axis Compare revolution
- one complete turn in such motion
rotation
/ ō-′ə /
- The motion of an object around an internal axis.
- A single complete cycle of such motion.
- See Note at revolution
- 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.
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- ˈٲپDzԲ, adjective
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- ·ٲtDz· adjective
- ԴDzr·ٲtDz noun
- non·ٲtDz· adjective
- un·ٲtDz· adjective
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Under Fifa rotation rules, the tournament must be in Europe or Africa.
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From the outset of camp, he emerged as a front-runner for the No. 5 spot in the team’s opening day rotation.
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He was still seen as the most dependable name in the team’s starting pitching rotation, too, the potential missing piece in their pursuit of a championship.
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Lithuania, a Nato and EU member, is the base for more than 1,000 American troops stationed on rotation.
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Kiir's side said the decision was a routine troop rotation, but the situation deteriorated rapidly when the White Army seized the army base on 4 March.
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