rotation
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of rotating as if on an axis
the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music
Types & categories
- movement hypernym
- circumvolution hyponym
- feathering hyponym
- whirling hyponym
- pivot hyponym
- pronation hyponym
- spin hyponym
- spiral hyponym
- supination hyponym
- turn hyponym
- winding hyponym
- turnout hyponym
Related & opposite
- rotate derivation
- circumvolve derivation
Sense 2 noun
(mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin
Types & categories
- transformation hypernym
Related & opposite
- mathematics domain topic
Sense 3 noun
a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
the plane made three rotations before it crashed
Types & categories
- turning hypernym
- dextrorotation hyponym
- levorotation hyponym
- roll hyponym
- orbital rotation hyponym
- spin hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.)
crop rotation makes a balanced demand on the fertility of the soil
Types & categories
- succession hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rotate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | circumvolve |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | movement |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | circumvolution |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | feathering |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | whirling |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pivot |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pronation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spiral |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | supination |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | turn |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | winding |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | turnout |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | mathematics |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | transformation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | orbit |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | rotate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | spin |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | rotatory |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | turning |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | dextrorotation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | levorotation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | roll |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | orbital rotation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | spin |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | rotate |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | rotate |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | rotate |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | succession |