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rotating rotating definition

rotating


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  rotate 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  rotate 
 
  Sense  1 
  revolve,  go  around  rotate 
  =>  screw,  drive  in 
  =>  screw 
  =>  wheel,  wheel  around 
  =>  spin,  spin  around  whirl,  reel,  gyrate 
  =>  twirl,  swirl,  twiddle,  whirl 
 
  Sense  3 
  rotate,  circumvolve 
  =>  crank,  crank  up 
  =>  whirl,  birl,  spin,  twirl 
  =>  birl,  birle 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  rotate 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  rotate 
 
  Sense  1 
  revolve,  go  around  rotate 
  =>  screw,  drive  in 
  =>  screw 
  =>  screw  up 
  =>  wheel,  wheel  around 
  =>  cartwheel 
  =>  spin,  spin  around  whirl,  reel,  gyrate 
  =>  whirligig 
  =>  twirl,  swirl,  twiddle,  whirl 
 
  Sense  3 
  rotate,  circumvolve 
  =>  crank,  crank  up 
  =>  whirl,  birl,  spin,  twirl 
  =>  birl,  birle 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  rotate 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  rotate 
 
  4  senses  of  rotate 
 
  Sense  1 
  revolve,  go  around  rotate 
  =>  turn 
 
  Sense  2 
  rotate 
  =>  alternate 
 
  Sense  3 
  rotate,  circumvolve 
  =>  turn 
 
  Sense  4 
  rotate 
  =>  serve 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  rotate 
 
  rotate  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  rotate 
 
  Sense  1 
  revolve,  go  around  rotate 
  =>  turn 
 
  Sense  3 
  rotate,  circumvolve 
  =>  turn 
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  Sense  2 
  rotate 
  =>  alternate 
 
  Sense  4 
  rotate 
  =>  serve 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  rotating 
  rotating  mechanism 
  rotating  shaft 
 
  Overview  of  verb  rotate 
 
  The  verb  rotate  has  4  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  revolve,  go  around  rotate  --  (turn  on  or  around  an  axis  or  a  center;  "The  Earth  revolves  around  the  Sun";  "The  lamb  roast  rotates  on  a  spit  over  the  fire") 
  2.  (1)  rotate  --  (exchange  on  a  regular  basis;  "We  rotate  the  lead  soprano  every  night") 
  3.  (1)  rotate,  circumvolve  --  (cause  to  turn  on  an  axis  or  center;  "Rotate  the  handle") 
  4.  (1)  rotate  --  (perform  a  job  or  duty  on  a  rotating  basis;  "Interns  have  to  rotate  for  a  few  months") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  rotating 
 
  The  adj  rotating  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  revolving,  rotating,  turning,  wheeling  --  (turning  about  an  axis) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  rotating 
 
  1  sense  of  rotating 
 
  Sense  1 
  revolving,  rotating,  turning,  wheeling 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  moving)  ->  nonmoving,  unmoving 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  rotating 
 
  1  sense  of  rotating 
 
  Sense  1 
  revolving,  rotating,  turning,  wheeling 
  =>  moving  (vs.  nonmoving) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  rotating 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  rotating 
 
  rotating  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  rotating 
  rotating 
 
  Overview  of  verb  rotate 
 
  The  verb  rotate  has  4  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  revolve,  go  around  rotate  --  (turn  on  or  around  an  axis  or  a  center;  "The  Earth  revolves  around  the  Sun";  "The  lamb  roast  rotates  on  a  spit  over  the  fire") 
  2.  (1)  rotate  --  (exchange  on  a  regular  basis;  "We  rotate  the  lead  soprano  every  night") 
  3.  (1)  rotate,  circumvolve  --  (cause  to  turn  on  an  axis  or  center;  "Rotate  the  handle") 
  4.  (1)  rotate  --  (perform  a  job  or  duty  on  a  rotating  basis;  "Interns  have  to  rotate  for  a  few  months") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  rotating 
 
  The  adj  rotating  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  revolving,  rotating,  turning,  wheeling  --  (turning  about  an  axis) 



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