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"Rotation" in a Sentence (19 examples)
Five pitchers are to take the mound in rotation.
Job rotation is essential to running a business.
The earth completes a rotation around its axis in exactly one day.
Days get longer by about 1.7 millisecond per century because the moon is slowing the Earth's rotation.
Venus rotates slowly on its axis in a clockwise direction, which is referred to as a "retrograde" rotation because it is the opposite of the seven other planets.
Venus has a retrograde rotation which means it rotates on its axis in the opposite direction from the Earth's rotation. This causes the Sun to rise in the west and move eastward across the sky.
Jupiter's rapid rotation causes the planet to flatten at the poles and bulge at the equator.
The rapid rotation of Uranus causes winds up to 600 kilometers per hour to blow in its atmosphere.
Haumea has a rotation period of about 4 hours. This is faster than any other known body larger than 100 km in diameter. Scientists believe this rapid rotation was caused by a long ago collision that also created its moons.
Uranus’ magnetic field and rotation axis are out of alignment by 59 degrees, unlike Earth’s, whose magnetic field and rotation axis are nearly aligned.
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An extreme version of vorticity is a vortex. The vortex is a spinning, cyclonic mass of fluid, which can be observed in the rotation of water going down a drain, as well as in smoke rings, tornados and hurricanes.
The earth's rotation about its axis is responsible for its being slightly oblate rather than a sphere.
Earth's moon completes a rotation every twenty-seven days or so.
Applying crop rotation to a field avoids depleting soil nutrients the way repeated use of a single crop might do.
In rotation, each member of the group would be responsible for the beacon fire.
The medical resident finished a two-week rotation in pediatrics and began one in orthopaedics.
Sector rotation attempts to capitalize on the tendency of certain sectors to outperform others during specific economic phases, while style rotation involves shifting investments between different investment styles, such as moving from growth stocks to value stocks.
The function mapping (x,y) to (−y,x) is a rotation.
The new single enjoyed heavy rotation on MTV.
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