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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /roʊˈteɪʃən/ · UK /rəʊˈteɪʃən/
Forms: rotations
rotation means: The movement of something turning around a fixed point or line.
noun
The movement of something turning around a fixed point or line.
- The wheel’s rotation slowed down.
- Earth’s rotation gives us day and night.
- The motor controls the speed of rotation.
A regular change in who does a job or what is used, following a set order.
- We share kitchen duties in rotation.
- Crop rotation helps keep the soil healthy.
- The manager changed the staff rotation this month.
One complete turn around a fixed point or line, ending where it started.
- The wheel made one rotation.
- Each rotation takes five seconds.
- How many rotations does the blade make per minute?
The repeated playing of songs or advertisements on radio or television.
- The song is in heavy rotation.
- The station added her single to its rotation.
- Several advertisements run in regular rotation each evening.
Questions about rotation
What does rotation mean?
The movement of something turning around a fixed point or line.
What is rotation in other languages?
Türkçe: dönme · Español: rotación · Français: rotation · Deutsch: Drehung · Italiano: rotazione · 日本語: 回転
How do you pronounce rotation?
In American English /roʊˈteɪʃən/; in British English /rəʊˈteɪʃən/.
How do you use rotation in a sentence?
The wheel’s rotation slowed down. Earth’s rotation gives us day and night.
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