Topic: GEOGRAPHY
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ro‧ta‧tion
1 [uncountable] when something turns with a circular movement around a central point
2 [countable]TM one complete circular turn around a central point [= revolution]: The blades spin at 100 rotations per minute.
The blades spin at 100 rotations per minute.3 [uncountable] the practice of regularly changing the thing that is being used or done, or the person who does a particular job : job rotation
job rotation4 [countable] American English a period of time spent doing a particular job, when you will soon change to a different job for the same employer : a young doctor on a rotation in the children's ward
a young doctor on a rotation in the children's ward5 [countable] American English the people who each take a turn to do a particular job in a regular order : The rotation included two rookies, Hernandez and Saunders.
The rotation included two rookies, Hernandez and Saunders. —rotational adjective
