rotation - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the act of rotating as if on an axis

Synonyms

• rotary motion
• rotation

More generic

• motility
• motion
• move
• movement

More specific

• circumvolution
• feather
• feathering
• gyration
• pivot
• pronation
• spin
• spiral
• supination
• turn
• turnout
• twirl
• twist
• twisting
• whirl
• whirling
• wind
• winding

Noun

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

Synonyms

• rotation

More generic

• chronological sequence
• chronological succession
• sequence
• succession
• successiveness

Noun

a single complete turn (axial or orbital)

Synonyms

• gyration
• revolution
• rotation

More generic

• turn
• turning

More specific

• axial motion
• axial rotation
• clockwise rotation
• counterclockwise rotation
• dextrorotation
• levorotation
• orbital motion
• orbital rotation
• roll
• spin

Noun

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

Synonyms

• rotation

More generic

• transformation

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