n.
Pronunciation: r ō - ' t ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Date: 1555
1 a (1) : the action or process of rotating on or as if on an axis or center (2) : the act or an instance of rotating something b : one complete turn : the angular displacement required to return a rotating body or figure to its original orientation
2 a : return or succession in a series < rotation of the seasons> b : the growing of different crops in succession in one field usually in a regular sequence
3 : the turning of a body part about its long axis as if on a pivot
4 : a game of pool in which all 15 object balls are shot in numerical order
5 : the series of pitchers on a baseball team who regularly start successive games in turn
– ro · ta · tion · al \ -shn ə l, -sh ə -n ə l \ adjective