rotation

rotation englannista suomeksi

1. kierto

2. pyöriminen, pyörimisliike

0. Substantiivi

1. pyöriminen

2. pyörähdys

3. kierto

rotation englanniksi

1. The act of turning around a centre or an axis.

2. {{quote-journal

''The earth's rotation about its axis is responsible for its being slightly oblate rather than a sphere.''

3. A single complete cycle around a centre or an axis.

''Earth's moon completes a rotation every twenty-seven days or so.''

4. A regular variation in a sequence, such as to even out wear, or people taking turns in a task; a duty roster.

''Applying 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.''

5. An operation on a space that is a continuous isometry and fixes at least one point.

''The function mapping (''x'',''y'') to (''&x2212;y'',''x'') is a rotation.''

6. The set of pitchers of a team.

7. 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)

8. Repeated play on a station, etc.

''The new single enjoyed heavy rotation on MTV.''

9. (l)

10. act of turning a physical object or a system around a center or an axis