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Rotations

The act of turning around a centre or an axis.

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noun
  1. 1

    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."

  2. 2

    A single complete cycle around a centre or an axis.

    "Earth's moon completes a rotation every twenty-seven days or so."

  3. 3

    A 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."

  4. 4

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

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

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Rotations"

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WordDefinition
gyrationnoun(also figuratively) The act of turning or whirling, especially around a fixed axis or centre; a circular or spiral motion; rotation.
rollnounThe act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled.
revolutionnoun(countable, politics) A political upheaval in a government or state characterized by great change.
circuitsnoun(electricity) Enclosed path of an electric current, usually designed for a certain function.
coursesnoun(obsolete, euphemistic) Menses.
cyclesnounA process that returns to its beginning and then repeats itself in the same sequence.
deploymentsnounAn implementation, or putting into use, of something.
internshipsnounA job taken by a student in order to learn a profession or trade.
notesnounAcronym of natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery.
placementsnounThe act of matching a person with a job
practicumsnoun(US) A college course designed to give a student supervised practical knowledge of a subject previously studied theoretically.
revolutionsthe ninth studio album by electronic musician and composer Jean-Michel Jarre, first released in September 1988.
sessionsnounA surname.
shiftsnounA movement to do something, a beginning.
turnsnounA change of direction or orientation.
gyrationsnoun(also figuratively) The act of turning or whirling, especially around a fixed axis or centre; a circular or spiral motion; rotation.
whirlsnoun(intransitive) To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
twirlsverbAny rotating movement; a spin.
spinsnounvertigo
swivelsnoun(intransitive) To swing or turn, as on a pin or pivot.

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