[{"word":"rotations","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act of turning around a centre or an axis.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The earth's rotation about its axis is responsible for its being slightly oblate rather than a sphere."},{"definition":"A single complete cycle around a centre or an axis.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Earth's moon completes a rotation every twenty-seven days or so."},{"definition":"A regular variation in a sequence, such as to even-out wear, or people taking turns in a task; a duty roster.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"In rotation, each member of the group would be responsible for the beacon fire."},{"definition":"An operation on a metric space that is a continuous isometry and fixes at least one point.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The function mapping (x,y) to (−y,x) is a rotation."},{"definition":"The set of starting pitchers of a team.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The step during takeoff when the pilot commands the vehicle to lift the nose wheel off the ground during the takeoff roll. (see also: V2)","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Repeated play on a radio station, etc.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The new single enjoyed heavy rotation on MTV."}],"synonyms":["cycling","roster","rota","schedule","turn","turn and turn about","revolution","turning"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rotation","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rotations"]}]