rotation
/ɹoʊˈteɪʃən/
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English
Meaning
noun
A regular variation in a sequence, such as to even out wear, or people taking turns in a task; a duty roster.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Тhe movement of investments between different sectors of an economy, or styles of investing, based on anticipated changes in the economic or market cycle.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
An operation on a metric space that is a continuous isometry and fixes at least one point.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
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)
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Repeated play of songs on a radio station, advertisements on a television channel, etc.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "An extreme version of vorticity is a vortex. The vortex is a spinning, cyclonic mass of fluid, which can be observed in the rotation of water going down a drain, as well as in smoke rings, tornados and hurricanes."
- "The earth's rotation about its axis is responsible for its being slightly oblate rather than a sphere."
- "Earth's moon completes a rotation every twenty-seven days or so."
- "Applying crop rotation to a field avoids depleting soil nutrients the way repeated use of a single crop might do."
- "In rotation, each member of the group would be responsible for the beacon fire."
- "The medical resident finished a two-week rotation in pediatrics and began one in orthopaedics."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: rotātiō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɹoʊˈteɪʃən/