noun๐ShareThe act of turning around a centre or an axis."The Earth's rotations cause day and night. "physicsastronomyspaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA single complete cycle around a centre or an axis."The Earth completes one of its rotations approximately every 24 hours, giving us day and night. "physicsastronomyspacemathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA 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."organizationjobbusinessworksystemactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareAn operation on a metric space that is a continuous isometry and fixes at least one point."The function mapping (x,y) to (โy,x) is a rotation."mathphysicsspaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareThe set of starting pitchers of a team."The manager carefully planned the starting pitchers' rotations to ensure each player had adequate rest. "sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareThe 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 initiated rotations just before reaching V2 speed, lifting the plane's nose off the runway. "vehicletechnicalactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareRepeated play on a radio station, etc."The new single enjoyed heavy rotation on MTV."mediaentertainmentmusicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
