rotate

UK /ɹəʊˈteɪt/ US /ˈɹoʊ.teɪt/
verb 5adj 1

Definitions

verb

1

To spin, turn, or revolve.

He rotated in his chair to face me.

The earth rotates.

2

To advance through a sequence; to take turns.

The nurses' shifts rotate each week.

3

To lift the nose during takeoff, just prior to liftoff.

The aircraft rotates at sixty knots.

4

To spin, turn, or revolve something.

Rotate the dial to the left.

5

To advance something through a sequence; to allocate or deploy in turns.

I've always admired the Japanese point of view that holds it best not to have a great number of objects around at one time but to rotate possessions — and display them with great simplicity.

adj

1

Having the parts spreading out like a wheel; wheel-shaped.

a rotate spicule or scale; a rotate corolla

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