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- [roh-tey-shuh n]
- /roʊˈteɪ ʃən/
- /rəʊˈteɪʃənəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [roh-tey-shuh n]
- /roʊˈteɪ ʃən/
Definitions of rotational word
- noun rotational the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis. 1
- noun rotational 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 rotational regularly recurring succession, as of officials. 1
- noun rotational Agriculture. crop rotation. 1
- noun rotational Mathematics. an operation that rotates a geometric figure about a fixed point. curl (def 14). 1
- noun rotational Pool. a game in which the balls are played in order by number. 1
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Origin of rotational
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 Rotational
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rotational 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".
rotational usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rotational
adjective rotational
- circumgyratory — characterized by circumgyration
- circumrotatory — Turning, rolling, or whirling round.
- encircling — Enclosing, skirting.
- gyrational — Of, pertaining to, or caused by gyration.
- whirligig — something that whirls or revolves.
Antonyms for rotational
noun rotational
- irrotational — not having rotation.
Top questions with rotational
- what is rotational symmetry?
- what is the rotational kinetic energy of the earth?
- which letter has rotational symmetry?
- which of these figures has rotational symmetry?
- what is rotational inertia?
- how to calculate rotational inertia?
- how to find rotational inertia?
- what is mars rotational period?
- how to find rotational symmetry?
- what letters have rotational symmetry?
- what is rotational slumping?
- how to find rotational kinetic energy?
- how to adjust rotational limit stop?
- how to solve rotational motion problems?
- how many order of rotational symmetry does a parallelogram have?
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