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rotation
  1. (chiefly uncountable) The act of turning around a centre or an axis.
  2. A single complete cycle around a centre or an axis.
  3. A regular variation in a sequence, such as to even-out wear, or people taking turns in a task; a duty roster.
  4. (mathematics) An operation on a metric space that is a continuous isometry and fixes at least one point.
  5. (baseball) The set of starting pitchers of a team.
  6. (aviation) The step during takeoff when the pilot commands the vehicle to lift the nose wheel off the ground during the takeoff roll. (see also: V2)
  7. Repeated play on a radio station, etc.
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  9. Examples:
    1. “He'd been in the garden many times, but only to practice setting the solar panels for optimum output at peak hours during the rotation of planet, sun and station.”
      “Any one set may be in play for more than one turn in rotation between the players.”
      “The Earth's rotation on its axis causes day and night.”
rotator
  1. One who or that which rotates.
  2. (anatomy) A muscle by which a joint can be rotated.
  3. A revolving reverberatory furnace.
  4. (Internet) A banner ad that cycles through multiple advertisements.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “The rotator at the amusement park was responsible for spinning the riders around in a thrilling and exhilarating manner.”
      “This shoulder program focuses on the big, powerful deltoid as well as the smaller muscles that make up the rotator cuff.”
      “In contrast, chronic pain and loss of passive range of motion suggest frozen shoulder or tears of the rotator cuff.”
rotor
  1. A rotating part of a mechanical device, for example in an electric motor, generator, alternator or pump.
  2. The wing of a helicopter or similar aircraft.
  3. A quantity having magnitude, direction, and position.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “The helicopter's rotor had smashed into the crag, showering the rescuers with fragments of rock.”
      “But this action put tension on the parachute lanyard, allowing the rotor downwash to partly inflate the chute.”
      “He shouted over the rotor noises of the helicopter as it lifted off from the site.”
rotary
rotativity
  1. The quality of being rotative; ability to rotate.
rotationality
  1. The quality of being rotational.
rotatability
  1. The ability of something to be rotated
rotationalities
  1. plural of rotationality
rotatabilities
  1. plural of rotatability
rotations
  1. plural of rotation
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Water availability throughout the year can affect practices like double cropping, crop rotations, and other management.”
      “The rotations were measured by anisotropy of fluorescence originating from a small volume defined by a narrow aperture of a confocal microscope.”
      “A topping height of 6 cm will leave paddocks in good condition to produce quality grass for subsequent rotations.”
rotators
rotaries
rotors
  1. plural of rotor
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The combustion chamber environment is very air-rich and the rotors have a lot of overlap to promote exhaust gas recirculation.”
      “Unlike a piston engine, where reciprocating parts move up and down, the twin rotors in the Mazda just spin around.”
      “After landing, the rotors and propellers would automatically fold away, and the machine would use the same engine to drive its wheels.”
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