rotation

CEFRC1

/ɹoʊˈteɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The movement of something around a central point or axis.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A regular variation in a sequence, such as to even out wear, or people taking turns in a task; a duty roster.

Examples

  • Five pitchers are to take the mound in rotation.

  • Job rotation is essential to running a business.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A single complete cycle around a centre or an axis.

  2. The act of turning around a centre or an axis.

  3. Тhe movement of investments between different sectors of an economy, or styles of investing, based on anticipated changes in the economic or market cycle.

More examples

In context

  • The daily rotation of the earth on its axis

  • Applying crop rotation to a field avoids depleting soil nutrients the way repeated use of a single crop might do.

  • Earth's moon completes a rotation every twenty-seven days or so.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Latin rotātiō. By surface analysis, rotate + -ion.