rotation
noun
- a rotating or being rotated
- the spinning motion around the axis of a celestial body
- regular and recurring succession of changes: a rotation of duties
- ☆ Pool a game in which the balls must be pocketed in the order of their numbers
See rotation in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(rō-tāˈshən)
nouna. 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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