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rotation
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rotationem, accusative of rotatio.Morphologically rotate +? -ion
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?o??te???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
rotation (countable and uncountable, plural rotations)
- (chiefly uncountable) The act of turning around a centre or an axis.
- The earth's rotation about its axis is responsible for its being slightly oblate rather than a sphere.
- A single complete cycle around a centre or an axis.
- Earth's moon completes a rotation every twenty-seven days or so.
- A regular variation in a sequence, such as to even-out wear, or people taking turns in a task; a duty roster.
- Applying crop rotation to a field avoids depleting soil nutrients the way repeated use of a single crop might do.
- In rotation, each member of the group would be responsible for the beacon fire.
- The medical resident finished a two-week rotation in pediatrics and began one in orthopaedics.
- (mathematics, geometry) An operation on a metric space that is a continuous isometry and fixes at least one point.
- The function mapping (x,y) to (?y,x) is a rotation.
- (baseball) The set of starting pitchers of a team.
- (aviation) The step during takeoff when the pilot commands the vehicle to lift the nose wheel off the ground during the takeoff roll. (see also: V2)
- Repeated play on a radio station, etc.
- The new single enjoyed heavy rotation on MTV.
Synonyms
- turning
- revolution
- rota, roster, duty roster, schedule, turn, turn and turn about, cycling
Hypernyms
- (mathematics): isometry, transformation
Derived terms
- crop rotation
- improper rotation
Related terms
- rotary
- rotate
- rotational
Translations
See also
- axis
Further reading
- Rotation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rotationem, accusative of rotatio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.ta.sj??/
Noun
rotation f (plural rotations)
- rotation
Derived terms
- axe de rotation
Related terms
- rouer, rôder
Further reading
- “rotation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rotatio.
Noun
rotation c
- act of turning a physical object or a coordinate system around a center or an axis
Declension
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motion
English
Etymology
From Middle English mocioun, mocion, from Anglo-Norman motion, Middle French motion, and their etymon Latin motio (“movement, motion”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m????n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?mo???n/
- Rhymes: -????n
- Hyphenation: mot?ion
Noun
motion (countable and uncountable, plural motions)
- (uncountable) A state of progression from one place to another.
- Synonym: movement
- Antonym: rest
- (countable) A change of position with respect to time.
- 1667, Richard Allestree, The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety
- This is the great wheel to which the clock owes its motion.
- 1667, Richard Allestree, The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety
- (physics) A change from one place to another.
- Synonyms: move, movement
- Antonym: rest
- 1839, Denison Olmsted, A Compendium of Astronomy Page 95
- Secondly, When a body is once in motion it will continue to move forever, unless something stops it. When a ball is struck on the surface of the earth, the friction of the earth and the resistance of the air soon stop its motion.
- (countable) A parliamentary action to propose something. A similar procedure in any official or business meeting.
- (obsolete) An entertainment or show, especially a puppet show.
- 1644, John Milton, Aeropagitica
- when God gave him reason, he gave him freedom to choose, for reason is but choosing; he had bin else a meer artificiall Adam, such an Adam as he is in the motions.
- 1644, John Milton, Aeropagitica
- (philosophy) from ??????? (kinesis); any change. Traditionally of four types: generation and corruption, alteration, augmentation and diminution, and change of place.
- 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 53:
- "I say, it is no uneven jot, to pass from the more faint and obscure examples of Spermatical life to the more considerable effects of general Motion in Minerals, Metalls, and sundry Meteors, whose easie and rude shapes may have no need of any Principle of Life, or Spermatical form distinct from the Rest or Motion of the particles of the Matter."
- 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 53:
- Movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or impulse to any action; internal activity.
- Let a good man obey every good motion rising in his heart, knowing that every such motion proceeds from God.
- (law) A formal request, oral or written, made to a judge or court of law to obtain an official court ruling or order for a legal action to be taken by, or on behalf of, the movant.
- (euphemistic) A movement of the bowels; the product of such movement.
- (music) Change of pitch in successive sounds, whether in the same part or in groups of parts. (Conjunct motion is that by single degrees of the scale. Contrary motion is when parts move in opposite directions. Disjunct motion is motion by skips. Oblique motion is when one part is stationary while another moves. Similar or direct motion is when parts move in the same direction.)
- 1878, George Grove, A Dictionary of Music and Musicians
- The independent motions of different parts sounding together constitute counterpoint.
- 1878, George Grove, A Dictionary of Music and Musicians
- (obsolete) A puppet, or puppet show.
- What motion's this? the model of Nineveh?
- (mechanical engineering) A piece of moving mechanism, such as on a steam locomotive.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
motion (third-person singular simple present motions, present participle motioning, simple past and past participle motioned)
- To gesture indicating a desired movement.
- (proscribed) To introduce a motion in parliamentary procedure.
- To make a proposal; to offer plans.
Usage notes
The parliamentary sense is incorrectly used by people who are not familiar with parliamentary procedure. They might say “I motion that such-and-such” – however, it would be correct to say “I move that such-and-such”.
Related terms
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from French motion, from Latin m?tio (“movement”), from mov?re (“to move”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mosjo?n/, [mo??o??n]
Noun
motion c (singular definite motionen, not used in plural form)
- exercise (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness)
Further reading
- motion on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
French
Etymology
From Old French motion, mocion, borrowed from Latin moti?, moti?nem, noun of action from perfect passive participle motus (“having been moved”), from verb movere (“move”), + noun of action suffix -io.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?.sj??/
Noun
motion f (plural motions)
- motion (4)
Related terms
- mouvoir
- mouvement
Further reading
- “motion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norman
Etymology
From Old French motion, mocion, borrowed from Latin m?tio (“movement, motion”).
Noun
motion f (plural motions)
- (Jersey) motion
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?t??u?n/, /m?t??u?n/
Noun
motion c
- exercise (physical activity)
- a motion (proposal from a member of parliament)
Declension
Related terms
- motionär
- motionera
Derived terms
- motionsidrott
- motionsrunda
References
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