the act of rotating as if on an axis; the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music

[ Syn: rotary motion ]

(mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin

a single complete turn (axial or orbital); the plane made three rotations before it crashed; the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year

[ Syn: revolution , gyration ]

a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.); crop rotation makes a balanced demand on the fertility of the soil; the manager had only four starting pitchers in his rotation'