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Meanings of rotation in English

Russian
вращение
Portuguese
movimento de rotação
Spanish
movimiento de rotación
Catalan
eix de rotació
Wikidata

Circular movement of an object around an axis of rotation.

      вращение
      Russian
      поворот
      Portuguese
      rotação
      Catalan
      rotació
      Spanish
      rotación
      Wikidata

      Concept originating in geometry; motion of a certain space that preserves at least one point.

            поворот
            Portuguese
            rotação
            Catalan
            gir
            Spanish
            revolución

            A single complete turn (axial or orbital)

                  rotação
                  Portuguese
                  rotação
                  Catalan
                  rotació
                  Spanish
                  rotación

                  The act of rotating as if on an axis.

                        rotação
                        Usage of rotation in English
                        1
                        However, problems organising the port rotation of cargo caused yet another delay.
                        The Irish Times
                        2
                        In Queensland the crop is grown on a four year rotation basis.
                        Reuters
                        3
                        Of course, the Earth's rotation determines the global direction of air circulation.
                        The Physics of Superheroes
                        4
                        The bets took the form of what the new rotation would bring.
                        Save the Cheerleader, Destroy the World
                        5
                        Place them near the center, however, and changing the rotation is easier.
                        Wired
                        6
                        Secondary outcome was change in manual dexterity using the coin rotation task.
                        Pubmed
                        7
                        Known as differential rotation, this simple shearing can have extraordinary astrophysical consequences.
                        Death by black hole: and other cosmic quandaries
                        8
                        Well, given the space available and where we are in the rotation.
                        Torch of Freedom
                        9
                        South Africa's oil reserves were sold outright, not on a rotation scheme.
                        The South African
                        10
                        Displacement and rotation to the right or the left side were measured.
                        Pubmed
                        11
                        The Nuggets played without five rotation players, including leading scorer Danilo Gallinari.
                        Reuters
                        12
                        Return the manure; plow under green leguminous crops occasionally and practice rotation.
                        Dry-Farming : A System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low ...
                        13
                        This title was all of theirs, Zidane taking rotation to new levels.
                        The Guardian
                        14
                        The correlation with the synodic rotation of the Sun was practically perfect.
                        Disturbing Sun
                        15
                        The Senators enjoyed the royal power in rotation as Inter-reges, or between-kings.
                        A Smaller History of Rome
                        16
                        The danger of failure in case of this rotation is relatively small.
                        Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement
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                        Translations for rotation
                        Rotation through the time
                        Rotation across language varieties
                        United States of America
                        Common
                        Ireland
                        Common
                        United Kingdom
                        Less common