verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
revolve/rotate
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Because of the direction in which the Earth revolves, the sun always rises in the east and sets in the west.
rotate the crops (= regularly change the crops grown on a piece of land )
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Crops are sometimes rotated with grass.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
slowly
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Very deliberately, Ricci slowly rotated it into the best position for nut-cracking.
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Slowly rotate your torso to the left, then hold the position a few seconds.
then
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It is then rotated through approximately 180 degrees to find the largest negative output.
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Inspectors spend 30 minutes on the line, then rotate to Secondary Inspection for 30 minutes, Bradley said.
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It is then rotated 90 degrees clockwise about its lowest corner.
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The cross-rails are then rotated soas to tip the samples into the resin pots.
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This involves holding out a bar at arm's length and then rotating it.
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Lay the two sheets over one another so that the dots coincide, and then rotate one copy slightly.
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The mirror would then rotate in proportion to the strength of the current.
■ NOUN
axis
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The Earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours.
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In theory, the model should rotate about its vertical axis until the control is released and then stop.
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The series is set on a giant space station shaped like a cylinder rotating about an axis along its length.
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Pictures can be rotated about any axis .
earth
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The Earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours.
head
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I rotated my head back and forth between them, never knowing who was doing better.
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And they make up for a curtailed visual field by being able to rotate their heads through 180°.
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Once in the set-up position, you will need to check your alignment by rotating your head towards the target.
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Once you have established your body posture, remember to rotate the head to see the target.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Rotate the handle a half turn to the left.
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Rotating the tires every few months helps them last longer.
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Cleaning duties are rotated among the various groups.
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Night and day are created by the Earth rotating on its axis.
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The players rotate before each serve.
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We rotate -- I teach French grammar one week, and she teaches it the next.
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We usually rotate the worst jobs so that no one gets stuck with them.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A better solution may well be to pick up the idea of rotating the audit partner every five to 10 years.
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He saw the propeller contact something and then appear to rotate in the opposite direction as the engine stopped.
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The escape pod was rotating so rapidly that its four occupants were pinned against their couches.
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The Moon rotates so slowly that synchronous orbit is not achievable.
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The result, says the inventor, is that the wheel is permanently out of balance and forced to rotate .
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The stage was illuminated by a stroboscope, a light which flashed at regular intervals by means of a rotating shutter.