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Meanings of rotate in English

Portuguese
rodar
Catalan
rodar
Spanish
rodar

Turn on or around an axis or a center.

        Related terms
        rodar
        Catalan
        aixamfranar

        Turn outward.

              aixamfranar
              Catalan
              rodar

              Cause to turn on an axis or center.

                    rodar

                    To position by moving an object around its axis.

                          Usage of rotate in English
                          1
                          They are as dense as nuclear matter, and they rotate extremely fast.
                          Wired
                          2
                          Having students rotate roles frequently is key to keeping the students engaged.
                          Wired
                          3
                          Then with hands on the hips rotate the body from the waist.
                          Maintaining Health (Formerly Health and Efficiency)
                          4
                          Ranchers are asked to alter the ways they rotate their cattle grazing.
                          Reuters
                          5
                          Then there are another ten non-permanent members who rotate between the nations.
                          A journey: my political life
                          6
                          The change is part of a governance policy to rotate directors periodically.
                          Reuters
                          7
                          Then the shoulders rotate into the proper position and are easily born.
                          Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
                          8
                          And then we can just rotate the ship to create artificial gravity.
                          Wired
                          9
                          One of the hooks is fixed, the other is made to rotate.
                          The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics
                          10
                          I finally managed to shift one shoulder enough to rotate my chin.
                          Speaking in Bones
                          11
                          Gene tightened on DJ's hand as they began to rotate, gathering speed.
                          Poe's children: the new horror : an anthology
                          12
                          We have selected officers from each division to rotate onto this team.
                          Evanly bodies
                          13
                          Later those hydrogen atoms formed clouds, which began to shrink and rotate.
                          The Guardian
                          14
                          George Henslow speaks of their extreme restlessness; they oscillate, rotate, and change.
                          Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development
                          15
                          She had forgotten to rotate the bolt before trying to withdraw it.
                          The Shining
                          16
                          Spin the disc up, and it gains momentum and continues to rotate.
                          BBC
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                          Translations for rotate
                          Rotate through the time
                          Rotate across language varieties
                          United States of America
                          Common
                          Ireland
                          Common
                          United Kingdom
                          Less common