rotation

Definitions

General English

• noun movement around a central point

General Science

• noun the process of turning around an axis or fixed point
• noun the amount by which an object has been rotated
• noun the act of moving in a circle

Aviation

• noun the act of moving the control yoke or stick aft to raise the nose of an aircraft during the take-off run to facilitate the aircraft becoming airborne
• noun the act of turning around an axis or centre

Banking

• noun the act of taking turns

Cars & Driving

• noun the motion of a body about an axis within the body.

Computing

• noun the process of changing the storage locations of date in a circular manner

Sports

• noun movement of a ball-and-socket joint so that the limb turns inwards or outwards

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Contexts for “rotation”

10 definitions in context
• General English
• General Science
• Aviation
• Banking
• Cars & Driving
• Computing
• Sports