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rotation
[roh-tey-shuhn]
noun
the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
Astronomy.
the movement or path of the earth or a heavenly body turning on its axis.
one complete turn of such a body.
regularly recurring succession, as of officials.
Agriculture.crop rotation.
Mathematics.
Pool.a game in which the balls are played in order by number.
Baseball.pitching rotation.
rotation
/ əʊˈٱɪʃə /
noun
the act of rotating; rotary motion
a regular cycle of events in a set order or sequence
a planned sequence of cropping according to which the crops grown in successive seasons on the same land are varied so as to make a balanced demand on its resources of fertility
maths
a circular motion of a configuration about a given point or line, without a change in shape
a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin
Abbreviation (for sense 4c): rot.another name for curl
the spinning motion of a body, such as a planet, about an internal axis Compare revolution
one complete turn in such motion
rotation
The motion of an object around an internal axis.
A single complete cycle of such motion.
See Note at revolution
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.
Other 51Թ Forms
- rotational adjective
- nonrotation noun
- nonrotational adjective
- unrotational adjective
- ˈٲپDzԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
He is expected to help bolster a depleted Dodgers starting rotation that has been missing Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow, among others, for extended stretches this season.
Piecing together the starting rotation for the week ahead, Emmet Sheehan is set to be activated Tuesday or Wednesday, Roberts said.
Why he still holds a place in the Dodgers’ starting rotation, one that has counted on him to compensate for a swath of injuries in the season’s opening two months.
Twelve weeks into the season, the Dodgers are already turning to a 12th different starting pitcher in their revolving door of a rotation.
None of this was new to him, the depleted starting rotation, the fatigued bullpen, the division rivals within striking distance.
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