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rotations

/roʊˈteɪʃənz/ /rəˈteɪʃənz/

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Rotations, tours

The act of turning around a centre or an axis.

Examples :

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

Les rotations de la Terre causent le jour et la nuit.

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Rotation, tour

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. "

La Terre effectue une de ses rotations toutes les 24 heures environ, ce qui nous donne le jour et la nuit.

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Rotations, roulements, tournus

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."

À tour de rôle, chaque membre du groupe était responsable du feu de balise.

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Rotations

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."

La fonction qui mappe (x,y) sur (−y,x) est une rotation.

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La rotation des lanceurs partants

The set of starting pitchers of a team.

Examples :

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

Le manager a soigneusement planifié la rotation des lanceurs partants pour s'assurer que chaque joueur ait suffisamment de repos.

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Rotation

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. "

Le pilote a initié la rotation juste avant d'atteindre la vitesse V2, soulevant le nez de l'avion de la piste.

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Diffusions répétées, rotations

Repeated play on a radio station, etc.

Examples :

"The new single enjoyed heavy rotation on MTV."

Le nouveau single a bénéficié de diffusions répétées sur MTV.

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