rotational
Turning in circles
Rotational describes things relating to or involving rotation—the act of turning around an axis or center point.
The term appears in technical contexts: rotational speed, rotational symmetry, rotational motion.
In organizational settings, rotational refers to systems where positions or duties cycle among participants: a rotational presidency, rotational grazing.
Daily biological cycle
- seasonsYear's four divisions
- phasesDistinct periods in sequence
- lifecycleStages from beginning to end
- migrationMovement to new territory
harvest · renewal · rebirth · metamorphosis · germination · blossoming · molting · pollination
Rapid rotation around axis
- tiltAngular deviation from level
- inclinationDisposition toward something
- polesLong sticks or extremities
- equatorMidpoint circle of rotation
earth · orbit · revolution · celestial · latitude · longitude · meridian · hemisphere
Rotational force measurement
- inertiaResistance to altered motion
- angularSharp-edged or rawboned
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- gyroscopeSpinning disc measuring orientation
centripetal · centrifugal · coriolis · dynamics · kinematics · flywheel · turbine · spindle
circadian
Daily biological cycle
migration · harvest · renewal · rebirth · metamorphosis · germination · blossoming · molting · pollination · fruiting
spin
Rapid rotation around axis
- tiltAngular deviation from level
- inclinationDisposition toward something
- polesLong sticks or extremities
equator · earth · orbit · revolution · celestial · latitude · longitude · meridian · hemisphere · tropic
torque
Rotational force measurement
gyroscope · centripetal · centrifugal · coriolis · dynamics · kinematics · flywheel · turbine · spindle · crankshaft
- spinningspin, revolve, whirl, twirl, gyrate
- body symmetrybilateral, radial, asymmetry, mirror image, axis
- collisionshead-on, rear-end, sideswipe, T-bone, broadside
- pattern traitsregularity, symmetry, repetition, uniformity, variation
- symmetrybilateral, mirror symmetry, radial symmetry, bilateral symmetry, reflective symmetry
- farm adjectivesagrarian, arable, cultivated, fallow, fertile
rotationallinear
Arranged in straight succession
translational · rectilinear · straight-line · longitudinal · axial
rotationalirrotational
Having zero curl everywhere
stationary · static · fixed · motionless · still
- tire rotationMoving wheels to different positions
- crop rotationAlternating field plantings yearly
- player rotationSystematic substitution of participants
- screen rotation
- rotational axisCenter of revolution
- clockwise rotationMovement following hour hands
rotation, rotations, rotational symmetry, rotational axis, rotationally