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ro·tate

(rō′tāt)

v. ro·tat·ed, ro·tat·ing, ro·tates

v.intr.

1. To turn around on an axis or center. See Synonyms at turn.

2. To proceed in sequence; take turns or alternate: Interns will rotate through the various departments.

v.tr.

1. To cause to turn on an axis or center.

a. To plant or grow (crops) in a fixed order of succession.

b. To cause to alternate or proceed in sequence: The coach rotates her players frequently near the end of the game.

adj.

Having radiating parts; wheel-shaped.

[Latin rotāre, rotāt-, from rota, wheel; see ret- in Indo-European roots.]

ro′tat′a·ble adj.

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Adj.

rotated - turned in a circle around an axis

revolved

turned - moved around an axis or center

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The three gentlemen rotated in the pool breast high, after the fashion of the nymphs in Gotterdammerung.

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We discovered that if we rotated the nock on our shafts a third of a turn (for a 3-fletch arrow), the arrow would hit in a different place.

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They puzzled over the interior handrails-eventually redesigning them to fold as the rooms rotated.

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With a right-hand twist to the rifling, the bullet is rotated clockwise (viewed from the shooter's position), and the reaction force is directly opposite on the barrel and impacting a counterclockwise rotation to the barrel.

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A The tread on a directional tire is designed to provide maximum traction and hydroplane resistance when rotated in a certain direction.

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This allows the heat, as the pipe is rotated, to dissipate into the thickness of the pipe wall.