Transcription
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- [roh-tey-shuh n]
- /roʊˈteɪ ʃən/
- /rəʊˈteɪ.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [roh-tey-shuh n]
- /roʊˈteɪ ʃən/
Definitions of rotation word
- noun rotation the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis. 1
- noun rotation Astronomy. the movement or path of the earth or a heavenly body turning on its axis. one complete turn of such a body. 1
- noun rotation regularly recurring succession, as of officials. 1
- noun rotation Agriculture. crop rotation. 1
- noun rotation Mathematics. an operation that rotates a geometric figure about a fixed point. curl (def 14). 1
- noun rotation Pool. a game in which the balls are played in order by number. 1
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Origin of rotation
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < Latin rotātiōn- (stem of rotātiō) a rotation, rolling, equivalent to rotāt(us) (see rotate1) + -iōn- -ion
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Parts of speech for Rotation
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rotation popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rotation usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rotation
noun rotation
- aeon — An aeon is an extremely long period of time.
- alternation — successive change from one condition or action to another and back again repeatedly
- caster — a person or thing that casts
- circulation — The circulation of a newspaper or magazine is the number of copies that are sold each time it is produced.
- circumgyration — the act of rolling, turning, or travelling about
Top questions with rotation
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- what rotation symmetry does a regular hexagon have?
- how much is a tire rotation?
See also
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