Ro*ta"tion (?), n. [L. rotatio:
cf. F. rotation.] 1. The act of turning,
as a wheel or a solid body on its axis, as distinguished from the
progressive motion of a revolving round another body or a distant
point; thus, the daily turning of the earth on its axis is a
rotation; its annual motion round the sun is a
revolution.
2. Any return or succesion in a
series.
Moment of rotation. See Moment of
inertia, under Moment. -- Rotation in
office, the practice of changing public officers at
frequent intervals by discharges and substitutions. --
Rotation of crops, the practices of cultivating
an orderly succession of different crops on the same land.
Ro*ta"tion (?), a. Pertaining to,
or resulting from, rotation; of the nature of, or characterized by,
rotation; as, rotational velocity.
Ro*ta"tion (?), n. [L. rotatio:
cf. F. rotation.] 1. The act of turning,
as a wheel or a solid body on its axis, as distinguished from the
progressive motion of a revolving round another body or a distant
point; thus, the daily turning of the earth on its axis is a
rotation; its annual motion round the sun is a
revolution.
2. Any return or succesion in a
series.
Moment of rotation. See Moment of
inertia, under Moment. -- Rotation in
office, the practice of changing public officers at
frequent intervals by discharges and substitutions. --
Rotation of crops, the practices of cultivating
an orderly succession of different crops on the same land.
Ro*ta"tion (?), a. Pertaining to,
or resulting from, rotation; of the nature of, or characterized by,
rotation; as, rotational velocity.
