rotation
Nouns
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(n) the act of rotating as if on an axis
- the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music
- (n) (mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin
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(n) a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
- the plane made three rotations before it crashed
- the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year
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(n) a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.)
- crop rotation makes a balanced demand on the fertility of the soil
- the manager had only four starting pitchers in his rotation