Meaning of 'rotation'

noun

the act of rotating as if on an axis

Example: "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"

Synonyms: rotary motion

noun

a planned recurrent sequence of crops or personnel

Example: "Crop rotation makes a balanced demand on the fertility of the soil."

noun

a single complete turn

Example: "The plane made three rotations before it crashed."

Synonyms: gyration revolution

noun

(mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin