rotation

Rotation is the process or act of turning or circling around something.

(noun)

An example of rotation is the earth's orbit around the sun.
An example of rotation is a group of people holding hands in a circle and walking in the same direction.

See rotation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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Origin: L rotatio

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See rotation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. The act or process of turning around a center or an axis: the axial rotation of the earth.
b. A single complete cycle of such motion.
Mathematics A transformation of a coordinate system in which the new axes have a specified angular displacement from their original position while the origin remains fixed.
Regular and uniform variation in a sequence or series: a rotation of personnel; crop rotation.
Games An order of shooting balls in billiards in which the ball with the lowest number on the table is always pocketed first.

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