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rotation noun [ rə(ʊ)ˈteɪʃ(ə)n ]

• the action of rotating about an axis or centre.
• "the moon moves in the same direction as the earth's rotation"
Similar: revolving, turning, spinning, gyration, wheeling, whirling, twirling, swivelling, circling, turn, revolution, spin, whirl, orbit,
• the passing of a privilege or responsibility to each member of a group in a regularly recurring order.
• "it has become common for senior academics to act as heads of department in rotation"
Similar: sequence, succession, alternation, cycle,
Origin: mid 16th century: from Latin rotatio(n- ), from the verb rotare (see rotate).


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