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rotation |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rotation \Ro*ta"tion\, n. [L. rotatio: cf F. rotation.] 1. The act of turning, as a wheel or a solid body on its axis, as distinguished from the progressive motion of a revolving round another body or a distant point; thus the daily turning of the earth on its axis is a rotation; its annual motion round the sun is a revolution. 2. Any return or succesion in a series. {Moment of rotation}. See {Moment of inertia}, under {Moment}. {Rotation in office}, the practice of changing public officers at frequent intervals by discharges and substitutions. {Rotation of crops}, the practices of cultivating an orderly succession of different crops on the same land. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rotation \Ro*ta"tion\, a. Pertaining to or resulting from rotation; of the nature of or characterized by rotation; as rotational velocity. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: rotation n 1: the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the top kept time with the music" 2: a complete turn; "the plane made three rotations before it crashed" [syn: {revolution}, {gyration}, {roll}]
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