rotation
The act of turning around a centre or an axis.
Noun 4 meanings
The act of turning around a centre or an axis.
“The earth's rotation about its axis is responsible for its being slightly oblate rather than a sphere.”
A single complete cycle around a centre or an axis.
“Earth's moon completes a rotation every twenty-seven days or so.”
A regular variation in a sequence, such as to even out wear, or people taking turns in a task; a duty roster.
“Applying crop rotation to a field avoids depleting soil nutrients the way repeated use of a single crop might do.”
Тhe movement of investments between different sectors of an economy, or styles of investing, based on anticipated changes in the economic or market cycle.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rotātiō. By surface analysis, rotate + -ion.
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ROTATION at a glance
ROTATION has 8 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (R 1 + O 1 + T 1 + A 1 + T 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,193 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with rotation
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- NOTATION8
- ROGATION9
- POTATION10
- DOTATION9
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