rotation

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Synonyms: notation, rogation, potation, dotation, motation, votation, roration, relation, vocation, location, oration

Antonyms: notation, rogation, potation, dotation, motation, votation, roration, relation, vocation, location, oration

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|chiefly|uncountable}} The act of [[turning]] around a [[centre]] or an [[axis]].
2. A [[single]] [[complete]] [[cycle]] around a centre or an axis.
3. A [[regular]] [[variation]] in a [[sequence]], such as to even out wear, or people taking turns in a task; a duty roster.
4. {{lb|en|finance}} Тhe movement of investments between different sectors of an economy, or styles of investing, based on anticipated changes in the economic or market cycle.
5. {{lb|en|mathematics|geometry}} An [[operation]] on a [[metric space]] that is a continuous [[isometry]] and [[fix]]es at least one [[point]].
6. {{lb|en|baseball}} The set of [[starting pitcher]]s of a team.
7. {{lb|en|aviation}} The step during takeoff when the pilot commands the vehicle to lift the nose wheel off the ground during the takeoff roll.<!--{{w|Rotation (aviation)}}--> (see also: [[V2]])
8. Repeated [[play]] of [[song]]s on a [[radio station]], [[advertisement]]s on a [[television channel]], etc.

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