rotational
/ɹoʊˈteɪʃənəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, pertaining to or caused by rotation.
adj
Having non-zero curl somewhere, i.e. not irrotational
noun
An employee in a job rotation scheme.
Example Sentences
- "A steam turbine converts heat into rotational motion."
- "For the new rotationals, the American manager must begin the interview by asking the applicant a few questions of a personal nature about his family, childhood education, philosophy of life, social relationships, hobbies and interests, […]"
- "We have found that our future leaders are our current rotationals. We also offer educational assistance for all full-time employees, which pays 100% related to the job or 75% for all other classes."
- "The positioning of the wrist is related to the upper three joints of the robot arm with three degrees of freedom, for the two motions of the shoulder and the one motion of the elbow, all rotationals."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- Proto-Indo-European *Hróth₂eh₂der. Proto-Italic *rotā Latin rota Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin rotō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin rotātiōbor. English rotation English -al English rotational From rotation + -al.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɹoʊˈteɪʃənəl/