rotations
plural of rotation
• sortation
Source: Wiktionary
Ro*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. rotatio: cf. F. rotation.]
1. The act of turning, as a wheel or a solid body on its axis, as distinguished from the progressive motion of a revolving round another body or a distant point; thus, the daily turning of the earth on its axis is a rotation; its annual motion round the sun is a revolution.
2. Any return or succesion in a series. Moment of rotation. See Moment of inertia, under Moment.
– Rotation in office, the practice of changing public officers at frequent intervals by discharges and substitutions.
– Rotation of crops, the practices of cultivating an orderly succession of different crops on the same land.
Ro*ta"tion, a.
Definition: Pertaining to, or resulting from, rotation; of the nature of, or characterized by, rotation; as, rotational velocity.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 November 2024
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