Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Same as rotate.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Turned round, as a wheel; also, wheel-shaped; rotate.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Describing something that has under gone rotation about an axis.
  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of rotate.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective turned in a circle around an axis

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Examples

  • See an interactive map of Liverpool's newest destinations Key to the city's rebirth is the exploitation of this year's Capital of Culture billing, an annual European Union title rotated around member countries.

    The Next Barcelona 2008

  • I imagine a mark on the tubing the water will reach .... and it's rotated from a central point to various points on the walls.

    This week's story is all about... 2002

  • I imagine a mark on the tubing the water will reach .... and it's rotated from a central point to various points on the walls.

    This week's story is all about... 2002

  • The rotating coin is actually head down when it’s in the 12 o’ clock position (rotated from the 9′ o clock position.

    SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 107 2009

  • It flew round the earth in the same time that the earth rotated, that is to say, the month and the day were of equal length.

    The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told J. Arthur Thomson 1897

  • Team Spain proposed a rotator for its Solar Decathon entry this year. (well, actually only the roof rotated, which isn't quite so much fun) Spain's Amazing Solar Powered House Rotates Roof to Catch Maximum Rays

    TreeHugger 2010

  • By layering basic garments with up-to-the-minute accent pieces -- the colorful drippy scarf, the statement necklace, the vintage coin belt, the gumball sized agate earrings -- fashion folk can effectively camouflage the fact that the same few garments are being "rotated" week after week.

    Amy Tara Koch: Flex Your Inner Fashion Editor: Rework Last Season's Wardrobe Into Of-The-Moment Looks 2009

  • Germany is considering boosting troop numbers by 1,000 to about 4,500, but Mr Ischinger ruled out moving them from the more peaceful north emphasis added--so probably no need for Canadian troops "rotated" out of Kandahar, as Denis "The Thug" sort of seems to want.

    Afstan: Why the Germans won't fight 2008

  • The SANDF's contingent in the DRC is "rotated" every six months.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2004

  • Early warning signs and risk areas for corruption - such as licensing, drugs and organised crime - had been identified, and personnel dealing with such matters could be "rotated".

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1999

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