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{
"term": "rotation",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the action of an object moving in a circle around a central fixed point",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the daily rotation of the earth on its axis"
},
{
"text": "the earth's rotation around the sun"
}
],
"topics": ["Space"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "one complete movement in a circle around a fixed point",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "This switch controls the number of rotations per minute."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the act of regularly changing the thing that is being used in a particular situation, or of changing the person who does a particular job",
"sensetop": "in rotation",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "**crop rotation/the rotation of crops** *(= changing the crop that is grown on an area of land in order to protect the soil)*"
},
{
"text": "job rotation *(= the practice of regularly changing the job that a particular person does so that they become experienced in different areas)*"
},
{
"text": "Wheat, maize and sugar beet are planted in rotation.",
"contextForm": "in rotation"
},
{
"text": "The committee is chaired by all the members in rotation."
}
],
"topics": ["Farming"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/rəʊˈteɪʃn/",
"audio": "ro/rotation/rotation__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/rəʊˈteɪʃn/",
"audio": "ro/rotation/rotation__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent.: from Latin rotatio(n-), from the verb rotare, from rota ‘wheel’."
}