What does rotate mean?
Definitions for rotate
ˈroʊ teɪt; esp. Brit. roʊˈteɪtro·tate
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word rotate.
Princeton's WordNet
revolve, go around, rotateverb
turn on or around an axis or a center
"The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire"
rotateverb
exchange on a regular basis
"We rotate the lead soprano every night"
rotateverb
perform a job or duty on a rotating basis
"Interns have to rotate for a few months"
rotate, circumvolveverb
cause to turn on an axis or center
"Rotate the handle"
turn out, splay, spread out, rotateverb
turn outward
"These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"
rotateverb
plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession
"We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil"
Wiktionary
rotateverb
to spin, turn, or revolve.
He rotated in his chair to face me.
rotateverb
to advance through a sequence; to take turns.
The nurses' shifts rotate each week.
rotateverb
to lift the nose, just prior to takeoff.
The aircraft rotates at sixty knots.
rotateverb
to spin, turn, or revolve something.
Rotate the dial to the left.
rotateverb
to advance something through a sequence.
rotateverb
to replace older materials or to place older materials in front of newer ones so that older ones get used first.
The supermarket rotates the stock daily so that old foods don't sit around.
rotateverb
to grow or plant in a certain order.
Etymology: From rotatus, perfect passive participle of roto, from rota.
Wikipedia
rotate
Rotation, or spin, is the circular movement of an object around a central axis. A two-dimensional rotating object has only one possible central axis and can rotate in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. A three-dimensional object has an infinite number of possible central axes and rotational directions. If the rotation axis passes internally through the body's own center of mass, then the body is said to be autorotating or spinning, and the surface intersection of the axis can be called a pole. A rotation around a completely external axis, e.g. the planet Earth around the Sun, is called revolving or orbiting, typically when it is produced by gravity, and the ends of the rotation axis can be called the orbital poles.
ChatGPT
rotate
To rotate is to move or cause to move in a circular motion around a central point or axis. It can refer to the movement of objects, shapes, or entities in physical space, or to abstract concepts, such as the rotation of roles or responsibilities. The term is commonly used in various fields, including mathematics, physics, astronomy, and geometry.
Webster Dictionary
Rotateadjective
having the parts spreading out like a wheel; wheel-shaped; as, a rotate spicule or scale; a rotate corolla, i.e., a monopetalous corolla with a flattish border, and no tube or a very short one
Rotateverb
to turn, as a wheel, round an axis; to revolve
Rotateverb
to perform any act, function, or operation in turn, to hold office in turn; as, to rotate in office
Rotateverb
to cause to turn round or revolve, as a wheel around an axle
Rotateverb
to cause to succeed in turn; esp., to cause to succeed some one, or to be succeeded by some one, in office
Etymology: [L. rotatus, p. p. of rotare to turn round like a wheel, fr. rota wheel. See Rotary, and cf. Roue.]
Entomology
Rotate
wheel-shaped.
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Anagrams for rotate »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of rotate in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of rotate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of rotate in a Sentence
This is where the magic happens; four motors are allowing it to perform any movement, so you can really move it in the air like a flying eye, there is a computer on board which knows exactly how it's orientated in the world, and then it gives commands to the motors to actually align it to where you want it to be. And there are four motors on it which can rotate around their axis and with them you can precisely control it in any environment, basically.
It's very tight and sweaty -- conditions are really hot, every time you rotate, everything gets soaked. Condensation rains down on you the whole time. Salt water's hugely corrosive, so you get lots of sores and boils. It's a pretty miserable environment.
Perhaps one way to avoid holding Olympic Games in a place that is hostile towards LGBTQ + people and marginalized communities would be to decide on a select group of cities in countries that have been fully vetted for their record on human rights and their treatment of LGBTQ + citizens and rotate between them every four years.
Regularly rotate passwords, especially on email/social media accounts, and for Wi-Fi and home router(s).
They rotate the selection every couple of months so it's almost a fun way to try new champagne.
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- абараціцца, абярнуцца, абарачаццаBelarusian
- otočitCzech
- rotieren, drehenGerman
- περιστρέφω, περιστρέφομαι, εναλλάσσομαιGreek
- girarSpanish
- vuorotella, kääntää, pyörittää, kääntyä, pyöriäFinnish
- permuter, [[faire]] [[tourner]], tourner, intervertirFrench
- xirarGalician
- forog, forgat, pörög, pörgetHungarian
- պտտել, պտտվելArmenian
- לסובבHebrew
- سوراندن, چهرخاندنKurdish
- rotereNorwegian
- roterenDutch
- rotereNorwegian Nynorsk
- څرخول, تاوولPashto, Pushto
- rotacionar, girar, rotarPortuguese
- muyuyQuechua
- rotiRomanian
- верте́ть, враща́ться, враща́ть, верте́ться, крути́ть, крути́тьсяRussian
- పరిభ్రమించు, భ్రమించుTelugu
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