Rotation

/ɹoʊˈteɪʃən/

Synonyms for "rotation" (198 found)

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Noun(20 words)
curlscyclecyclingduty rosterearth rotationflippingfull circlegear rotationgear rotationsgyratinggyrationgyrationshalf turninterchangingmore geometric rotationpinwheelingpirouettepirouettespirouettingpivoting
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Adjective(1 words)
geometric rotation
Adverb(1 words)
more celebrated revolutions
Determiner(1 words)
most axial rotation

Related words (99)

Noun(49 words)
reorientationrevrevolutionsrevolvingrollingrolloverrotarotary motionrotaterotation by anglerotation conceptscheduleshift patternslewslewingslewssluesspinspin in wordingspin motion
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spinsspur gear rotationswivelingswivellingtaking turnsteam changeoverturn and turn aboutturn wheelturnaroundsturningturning dialturning motionturnstwirltwirlingtwistingtwistsvolutionvorticeswheel rotationwheel turnwheel turnedwheel turningwheel turnswheel-turningwheelingwhirlingwhirlswhirring
Verb(3 words)
rotate actionturn dialturn wheels
Adjective(2 words)
rotational motionrotational movement

Related word relations

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7 entries
axial rotationclass rotationclockwise rotationcounterclockwise rotationduty rotationrotation about originrotation by angle

Collocations

6 entries
Earth rotationclockwise rotationgeometric rotationrotation anglerotation axisrotation period

Inflections

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Derivations

4 entries

Sample sentences

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Five pitchers are to take the mound in rotation.

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Job rotation is essential to running a business.

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The earth completes a rotation around its axis in exactly one day.

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Days get longer by about 1.7 millisecond per century because the moon is slowing the Earth's rotation.

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