OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 23631

rotation

/ɹoʊˈteɪʃən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
rotación
The act of turning around a centre or an axis.
An extreme version of vorticity is a vortex. The vortex is a spinning, cyclonic mass of fluid, which can be observed in the rotation of water going down a drain, as well as in smok…
The earth's rotation about its axis is responsible for its being slightly oblate rather than a sphere.
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