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rotation

rotation

116 3.2
A planned schedule where things happen in turn, like crops or staff shifts
  • noun
  • /roʊˈteɪʃən/
translation icon : rotación
  • During their training, medical students complete a rotation in various departments of the hospital to gain diverse experience.
  • crop rotation
  • monthly rotation
  • a clinical rotation

And my very last rotation in my third year was OBGYN.

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Examples

  • Other growers, recognizing the value of sunflowers in their crop rotation, have opted to use cultural practices.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Was he part of the regular crew rotation?

  • And that tow is on a rotation based on a contract.

  • Captain, I initiated the relief rotation.

  • That's why crop rotation is so important.

  • In farming, rotation helps maintain soil health by alternating which crops are planted each season.

  • The management team established a rotation schedule to ensure that all employees take turns handling customer service duties.

Synonyms

cycle
vsrotation
707 2.8

A series of events that repeat in the same order

focuses on an organized planned schedule for roles or duties
trick
vsrotation
  • Slang
11 8.3

A period of work when someone is on duty

is a planned recurring schedule covering all turns rather than a single shift

Compounds

axis of rotation
  • Specialized
1 4.3

A straight line that an object turns around

A movement that turns in the same direction as the hands of a clock

A movement that turns to the left, the opposite direction of a clock's hands

axial rotation
  • Specialized
6.5

Turning of an object around a line through its middle

orbital rotation
  • Specialized
7.0

An object moving in a curved path around another object, not spinning on itself

How Often

periodic motion
  • Specialized
4.1
rotation
116 3.2
one-off
8 5.6

Surface Forms

rotation singular
rotations plural

Morphology

rotation = rotate (transparent) = rotate + ion

The scheduled-sequence sense (taking turns) is derived from the verb sense 'to rotate' (to take turns), so the nominalization is semantically regular.

Etymology

Rotation comes from the Latin root rotare, from rota meaning 'wheel', and it means 'to turn'. Think of a rotation schedule like a wheel that moves so each person or crop gets its turn, which is why we call it a rotation.