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rotations

/roʊˈteɪʃənz/ /rəˈteɪʃənz/

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noun

The act of turning around a centre or an axis.

Examples :

"The Earth's rotations cause day and night. "

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A single complete cycle around a centre or an axis.

Examples :

"The Earth completes one of its rotations approximately every 24 hours, giving us day and night. "

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A regular variation in a sequence, such as to even-out wear, or people taking turns in a task; a duty roster.

Examples :

"In rotation, each member of the group would be responsible for the beacon fire."

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An operation on a metric space that is a continuous isometry and fixes at least one point.

Examples :

"The function mapping (x,y) to (−y,x) is a rotation."

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The set of starting pitchers of a team.

Examples :

"The manager carefully planned the starting pitchers' rotations to ensure each player had adequate rest. "

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The step during takeoff when the pilot commands the vehicle to lift the nose wheel off the ground during the takeoff roll. (see also: V2)

Examples :

"The pilot initiated rotations just before reaching V2 speed, lifting the plane's nose off the runway. "

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Repeated play on a radio station, etc.

Examples :

"The new single enjoyed heavy rotation on MTV."

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