Noun: rotation
| Singular | rotation |
| Plural | rotations |
Sample Sentences
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An extreme version of vorticity is a vortex. The vortex is a spinning, cyclonic mass of fluid, which can be observed in the rotation of water going down a drain, as well as in smoke rings, tornados and hurricanes. [2013 March 26, Frank Fish, George Lauder, “Not Just Going with the Flow”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 2, archived from the original on 01 May 2013, page 114:]
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The earth's rotation about its axis is responsible for its being slightly oblate rather than a sphere.
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Earth's moon completes a rotation every twenty-seven days or so.
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Applying crop rotation to a field avoids depleting soil nutrients the way repeated use of a single crop might do.
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In rotation, each member of the group would be responsible for the beacon fire.
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The medical resident finished a two-week rotation in pediatrics and began one in orthopaedics.
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Sector rotation attempts to capitalize on the tendency of certain sectors to outperform others during specific economic phases, while style rotation involves shifting investments between different investment styles, such as moving from growth stocks to value stocks.
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The function mapping (x,y) to (−y,x) is a rotation.
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The new single enjoyed heavy rotation on MTV.
Nouns inflected like rotation
soldier's woundwort,
Nicosian,
whopper,
greypate,
tactile sign language,
chronotrope,
Rosie Lee,
dissentient,
photoinactivator,
sulphonediimine,
coastal waterfall,
residuary devise,
bituminization,
nitrosonaphthol,
smṛiti,
geosphere,
backscreen,
mensuralist,
flocculate,
flocculant, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rotātiō. By surface analysis, rotate + -ion. See: Latin Nouns '
rotātiō'.
Verbs referencing "rotation"
Finnish Nouns
rotaatio, Polish Nouns
rotacja.