Sekirov Dictionary

rotate

UK /ɹəʊˈteɪt/US /ˈɹoʊ.teɪt/

verb 7
adjective 1
forms 3

verb7

•
To spin, turn, or revolve.
- He rotated in his chair to face me.
- The earth rotates.
•
To lift the nose during takeoff, just prior to liftoff.
- The aircraft rotates at sixty knots.
•
To spin, turn, or revolve something.
- Rotate the dial to the left.
•
To advance through a sequence; to take turns.
- The nurses' shifts rotate each week.
•
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. — 1975
•
To replace older materials or to place older materials in front of newer ones so that older ones get used first.
- The supermarket rotates the stock daily so that old foods don't sit around.
To grow or plant (crops) in a certain order.

adjective1

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

forms

rotated · rotating · rotates

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