rotation

1. The act of rotating as if on an axis (synset 100342854)
   "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"
   is a type of: motility, motion, move, movement - a change of position that does not entail a change of location
   subtypes:

   • circumvolution - the act of turning or winding or folding around a central axis
   • feather, feathering - turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls
   • gyration, whirling - the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
   • pivot - the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot
   • pronation - rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face downward
   • spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl - the act of rotating rapidly
   • spiral - flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
   • supination - rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward
   • turn, twist - turning or twisting around (in place)
   • twist, wind, winding - the act of winding or twisting
   • turnout - (ballet) the outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip
   same as: rotary motion
2. (mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin (synset 113807769)
   referred to in: math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
   is a type of: transformation - (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system
3. A single complete turn (axial or orbital) (synset 107455579)
   "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"; "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year"
   is a type of: turn, turning - a movement in a new direction
   subtypes:

   • clockwise rotation, dextrorotation - rotation to the right
   • counterclockwise rotation, levorotation - rotation to the left
   • axial motion, axial rotation, roll - rotary motion of an object around its own axis
   • orbital motion, orbital rotation - motion of an object in an orbit around a fixed point
   • spin - a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
   same as: gyration, revolution
4. A planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.) (synset 105052532)
   "crop rotation makes a balanced demand on the fertility of the soil"; "the manager had only four starting pitchers in his rotation"
   is a type of: chronological sequence, chronological succession, sequence, succession, successiveness - a following of one thing after another in time

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