rotation

noun

a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.)

a single complete turn (axial or orbital)

(mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin

the act of rotating as if on an axis

Roots

rotarot- · Latin · wheel

Synonyms for rotation

gyrationn circumvolutionn revolutionn

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Where does rotation come from?

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