Thesaurus results for ROTATION

rotation

noun

rō-ˈtā-shən

Definition of rotation

as in spin

a rapid turning about on an axis or central point the Earth completes a single rotation around its axis in approximately 24 hours

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Recent Examples of rotation Meanwhile, in Sacramento, Karaban was pushing for a rotation spot with the rebuilding Kings. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026 But solid bank earnings and a rotation beyond tech gave us reasons for optimism. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026 But the preseason still allowed Splitter to test a variety of rotations in a deep Bulls roster that is designed to learn on the fly. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026 Using this approach, scientists have managed to keep UTC aligned with UT1, time based on Earth’s rotation, within one second for nearly five decades, preventing world clocks from running amok. — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rotation

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Noun

Food and drink True to Miami form, Royal Palm South Beach offers its own spin on Latin and Caribbean flavors, especially at The Paloma Club, an alfresco restaurant overlooking the pool.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026
These see the vehicle spin in mid-air, much like a stunt plane, and thrust again to cushion its fall for a safe landing.

— James Peckham, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of spin

Noun

Solving a memory problem One particularly notable result concerns modular inversion, a mathematical operation used in elliptic-curve arithmetic.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Sakurai is already ahead of the curve by leaning into the material’s brainless escapism.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of curve

Noun

Those fears were particularly triggered after government officials in some states ruled by the BJP vowed to strike people off assistance programs if they'd been deleted off voter rolls.

— Diaa Hadid, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
From Burbank to West Covina, lines tend to form out the door at each of the chain’s locations, with patrons ordering boxes of their signature potato balls, cheese rolls and other pastries.

— Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of roll

Noun

According to company representatives, the system can slash air resistance around the trailer wheels and suspension components.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
The lines ebbed and flowed, but attendees seemed most excited to spin the wheel at the Allure Beauty Box station.

— Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of wheel

Noun

Inside a historic church on Park Avenue, two dancers clothed in blue-and-pink brocade twirl up and down the aisles to a string-heavy soundtrack.

— Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 26 June 2026
The actress, who was styled by Karla Welch, adorned the look with a gold twirl necklace that was also part of the collection and featured on the runway paired with the same dress.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 20 May 2026

Definition of twirl

Noun

The revolution was an intimate one, grounded in a simple vision of heaven as a place for dancing cheek to cheek.

— David Hajdu, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026
Most employees work on the technology in one form or another as Nadella pivots the software giant to win the enterprise and cloud computing parts of the AI revolution.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of revolution

Noun

Customer lifetime value goes up, your acquisition strategy becomes more profitable, and the highlight reel moments become worth celebrating.

— Rhodes Kriske, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Yankovic gets most of his food recommendations by either word of mouth or scrolling Instagram reels.

— Eric Ducker, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of reel

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