rotation
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- noun
- /roʊˈteɪʃən/
- 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
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Watch on YouTubeAnd my very last rotation in my third year was OBGYN.
- And my very last rotation in my third year was OBGYN.
- I feel like a song that's on heavy rotation is Sweet Thing by Mary J Blige.
- And that tow is on a rotation based on a contract.
- Like just get settled in and you'll get on get in on the next rotation.
- All right guys, do you have any stories from your own rotations?
- And so that's, that's how I ended up taking this path, just to a required rotation in psychiatry.
- Yo, there's a there's a a rotation of positions.
- So I think part of the shorter rotations were we don't know how long it's going to go.
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Other growers, recognizing the value of sunflowers in their crop rotation, have opted to use cultural practices.
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Was he part of the regular crew rotation?
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And that tow is on a rotation based on a contract.
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Captain, I initiated the relief rotation.
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That's why crop rotation is so important.
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In farming, rotation helps maintain soil health by alternating which crops are planted each season.
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The management team established a rotation schedule to ensure that all employees take turns handling customer service duties.
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Compounds
- Specialized
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7.0
An object moving in a curved path around another object, not spinning on itself
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A movement that turns to the left, the opposite direction of a clock's hands
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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.