rotation

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The act or process of turning around a center or an axis.

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A single complete cycle of such motion.

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A transformation of a coordinate system in which the new axes have a specified angular displacement from their original position while the origin remains fixed.

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Regular and uniform variation in a sequence or series.

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The sequence in which the starting pitchers on a team pitch in games.

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The pitchers used in such a sequence.

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In forestry, the period represented by the age of a forest, or a part of a forest, at the time when it is cut, or intended to be cut.

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The act of rotating or turning, or the state of being whirled round; the continuous motion of a solid body, as a wheel or sphere, about an axis, its opposite sides moving relatively to one another, as distinguished from the forward motion of the whole body in a circle or an ellipse independent of any relative motion of its parts, as that of the planets.