Functional Concept
rotation
ro·ta·tion [ roh-tey-shuhn ]
Definitions related to rotation:
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Motion of an object in which either one or more points on a line are fixed. It is also the motion of a particle about a fixed point. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(revolution) A single complete turn (axial or orbital).NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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