head rotation

Looking left-right motion

Head rotation is the turning movement of the head around the spine's axis, typically side to side.

In anatomy and physical therapy, it describes the range of motion when looking left or right: The patient's head rotation was limited after the accident.

In animation and 3D modeling, head rotation refers to adjusting a character's or object's orientation along specific axes.

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pivot · turn · shake · spin · cervical · vertebrae · gaze · look · look around · glance · twist · crane · whiplash · dizzy · owl · no · double take · yes

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Opposites
type of head movement

head rotationnod

Brief head tilt

head nod · nodding · head tilt · head bob · head shake

motion vs. stillness

head rotationfixed gaze

holding still

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