Synonyms for Rotation
roʊˈteɪ ʃənro·ta·tion

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1. rotation

   Synonyms:
   turn, series, order, succession, revolution, course, reversion, recurrence

   Antonyms:
   simultaneity, perpetuity, constancy, non-intermittence, contemporaneousness

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1. rotation, rotary motionnoun

   the act of rotating as if on an axis

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

   Synonyms:
   revolution, rotation, rotary motion, gyration

2. rotationnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   revolution, rotary motion, gyration

3. rotation, revolution, gyrationnoun

   a single complete turn (axial or orbital)

   "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"; "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year"

   Synonyms:
   revolution, rotation, rotary motion, whirling, gyration

4. rotationnoun

   a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.)

   "crop rotation makes a balanced demand on the fertility of the soil"; "the manager had only four starting pitchers in his rotation"

   Synonyms:
   revolution, rotary motion, gyration

Matched Categories

1. • Math
   • Sequence
   • Transformation
   • Turning

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1. rotationnoun

   Synonyms:
   turning, revolution, succession

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1. List of paraphrases for "rotation":

   rotational, turnover, swivel, rotating, roto, rotations, rotate, alternation, pivot, brakes, turns, succession, rollover, rotary, flip, rolling, revolution

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1. Chris Galipeau:

   My guess is we will see more of this internal rotation where growth takes a break and then it comes on and then value takes a break and then it comes on, it won’t surprise me if that continues for a couple of years.

2. Martin Hardcastle:

   What can happen is that the rotation of the black hole itself can twist up magnetic fields and the energy put into those twisted magnetic fields generates a column of energy going out, i like to think of these things a bit like a garden hose.

3. Hermes Gadelha:

   The rotation of the sperm is something that is very important. It's something that allows the sperm to regain a symmetry and actually be able to go straight.

4. Craig Fehr:

   In terms of the divergence between commodity prices and the performance of the energy stocks, it's a reflection of some rotation that we're seeing in the market.

5. Zaramie Lindseth:

   We have three primary runways here all in excess of 10,000 feet long. We can get a runway cleaned in 18 to 22 minutes, once that runway is done we move on to the next and keep that rotation going until the snowfall ceases.