rotation

English

/ɹoʊˈteɪʃən/

noun
Definitions
  • (chiefly) The act of turning around a centre or an axis.
  • A single complete cycle around a centre or an axis.
  • A regular variation in a sequence, such as to even-out wear, or people taking turns in a task; a duty roster.
  • (mathematics) An operation on a metric space that is a continuous isometry and fixes at least one point.
  • (baseball) The set of starting pitchers of a team.
  • (aviation) The step during takeoff when the pilot commands the vehicle to lift the nose wheel off the ground during the takeoff roll. (see also: V2)
  • Repeated play on a radio station, etc.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rotationem.

Origin

Latin

rotationem

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