noun🔗ShareThe act of turning around a centre or an axis."The Earth's rotation causes day and night. "physicsastronomyactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA single complete cycle around a centre or an axis."The Earth completes one rotation on its axis every 24 hours. "physicsastronomymathsciencetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA regular variation in a sequence, such as to even-out wear, or people taking turns in a task; a duty roster."In rotation, each member of the group would be responsible for the beacon fire."organizationjobworkbusinesssystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn operation on a metric space that is a continuous isometry and fixes at least one point."The function mapping (x,y) to (−y,x) is a rotation."mathphysicsspaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe set of starting pitchers of a team."The team's rotation includes three experienced pitchers. "sportgroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe step during takeoff when the pilot commands the vehicle to lift the nose wheel off the ground during the takeoff roll. (see also: V2)"The pilot performed the rotation smoothly, lifting the plane's nose wheel from the runway. "vehicletechnicalmachineactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRepeated play on a radio station, etc."The new single enjoyed heavy rotation on MTV."mediaentertainmentmusicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
