Rotation

/ɹoʊˈteɪʃən/

Synonyms for "rotation" (198 found)

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Closest matches (40)

Noun(10 words)

revolution roster turn alternating alternationaxial rotationbirlingcircular turning motioncranking curl

Adjective(2 words)

acting turnclockwise wheel turning

alternation array arsis articulation bank beatbooster rocketbout buzz catapult catena catenation chainchain reactionchaining circle circuit circulation circumvolutioncoming after

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concatenation connection consecution consecutiveness continuation continuity continuum course

Strong matches (59)

Noun(20 words)

curls cycle cyclingduty rosterearth rotationflippingfull circlegear rotationgear rotationsgyrating gyration gyrationshalf turninterchangingmore geometric rotationpinwheeling pirouette pirouettes pirouetting pivoting

cycle descent diastole downbeat droneendless beltendless roundextension file filiationflywheel effectfollowingfull circlegamut gradationground loopgyration gyre hopoff hum

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indian fileline lineagelogical sequencemonotone nexus orderorder of successionpendulum periodicity pivoting plenum posteriority postpositionpowder trainprocession

Adjective(1 words)

geometric rotation

Adverb(1 words)

more celebrated revolutions

Determiner(1 words)

most axial rotation

Related words (99)

progression prolongation pulse queue range rank recurrence reeling reticulation revolution revolve roll rolling round routine row run scale sequence series

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single filespectrum spell spinning string subjunction succession successiveness suffixation swath swinging swirling systole takeoff thesis thread tier train turn upbeat wheel whir whirl whirling windrow

Noun(49 words)

reorientation rev revolutions revolving rolling rollover rotarotary motionrotaterotation by anglerotation conceptscheduleshift patternslew slewing slews slues spinspin in wordingspin motion

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spinsspur gear rotationswiveling swivellingtaking turnsteam changeoverturn and turn aboutturn wheelturnarounds turningturning dialturning motionturns twirl twirling twisting twists volution vorticeswheel rotationwheel turnwheel turnedwheel turningwheel turnswheel-turning wheeling whirling whirls whirring

Verb(3 words)

rotate actionturn dialturn wheels

Adjective(2 words)

rotational motionrotational movement

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

14 entries

chronological sequencechronological successionmotility motion move movement plan schedule sequence succession successiveness transformation turn turning

More specific

7 entries

axial rotationclass rotationclockwise rotationcounterclockwise rotationduty rotationrotation about originrotation by angle

Collocations

6 entries

Earth rotationclockwise rotationgeometric rotationrotation anglerotation axisrotation period

Inflections

1 entries

rotations

Derivations

4 entries

rotate rotational rotationally rotator

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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