rotation
Spinning around center
Rotation is the act of turning around an axis or center point.
The Earth completes one rotation every twenty-four hours.
The meaning extends to any cyclical sequence: crop rotation, tire rotation, The restaurant has a rotating menu.
In sports, a rotation is the order in which players take turns: He's fifth in the pitching rotation.
To be in rotation is to be among items that cycle through use.
Movement or work period
alternation · assignment · on-call · coverage · changeover · relief · stint · watch
Rapid rotation around axis
- twirlRotate rapidly, often playfully
- whirlRotate very quickly
- gyrateMove in spirals
- pirouetteBallet turn on one foot
revolve · swivel · pivot · top · gyroscope · centrifuge · carousel · tornado
Unit of measurement
- radianArc-length angle unit
- arcCurved line segment
- turnRotational movement
- vectorQuantity with direction
protractor · compass · magnitude · vertex · azimuth · orientation · inclination · angular
Recurring at regular intervals
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
- iterationRepeated procedural pass
- roundCurved like circle
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
loop · sequence · succession · alternation · pattern · repetition · lifecycle · series
Point of rotation
- axisRotation reference line
- axleShaft for wheel rotation
- centerMiddle of anything
- fulcrumLever's balance point
hub · bearing · swivel · shaft · gimbal · hinge · mandrel · trunnion
Toothed wheel or belongings
- cogProjecting gear tooth
- torqueRotational force measurement
- transmissionSending of information
- pulleyGrooved wheel for rope
bevel · worm · crown · helical · sprocket · drivetrain · crankshaft · camshaft
What's passed down
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- transferMove between locations
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- continuationAct of proceeding further
accession · lineage · throne · dynasty · heir · coronation · abdication · enthronement
shift
Movement or work period
turn · alternation · assignment · on-call · coverage · changeover · relief · stint · watch · switchover
spin
Rapid rotation around axis
pirouette · revolve · swivel · pivot · top · gyroscope · centrifuge · carousel · tornado · vortex
degree
Unit of measurement
vector · protractor · compass · magnitude · vertex · azimuth · orientation · inclination · angular · tilt
periodicity
Recurring at regular intervals
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
- iterationRepeated procedural pass
- roundCurved like circle
circuit · loop · sequence · succession · alternation · pattern · repetition · lifecycle · series · progression
pivot
Point of rotation
fulcrum · hub · bearing · swivel · shaft · gimbal · hinge · mandrel · trunnion · spindle
gear
Toothed wheel or belongings
- cogProjecting gear tooth
- torqueRotational force measurement
- transmissionSending of information
pulley · bevel · worm · crown · helical · sprocket · drivetrain · crankshaft · camshaft · flywheel
legacy
What's passed down
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- transferMove between locations
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
continuation · accession · lineage · throne · dynasty · heir · coronation · abdication · enthronement · primogeniture
fallow
Unplanted field recovering
agriculture · harvest · seasonal · farming · cultivation · nitrogen · legumes · tillage · agronomy · yield
- astronomy termseclipse, solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, star, meteor shower
- changeschange, shift, alter, transformation, modify
- game strategiesoffense, defense, counterattack, formation, positioning
- rotationspin, angular momentum, revolutions, radians, angular acceleration
- time cyclesseasonal cycle, yearly cycle, seasons, day, solar cycle
- taking turnsalternate, alternating, wait, waiting, queue
rotationtranslation
Converting between languages
linear motion · lateral movement · displacement · oscillation · forward motion
rotationstillness
Complete lack of motion
stasis · immobility · motionlessness · fixedness · rest
- tire rotationMoving wheels to different positions
- crop rotationAlternating field plantings yearly
- rotating shiftsPeriodically changing work hours
- rotating earth
- rotating chairsSeats that turn freely
- player rotationSystematic substitution of participants