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Meaning of rotating

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

rotating

verb

Definitions

  1. To spin, turn, or revolve.

    Example: He rotated in his chair to face me.

  2. To advance through a sequence; to take turns.

    Example: The nurses' shifts rotate each week.

  3. (of aircraft) To lift the nose, just prior to takeoff.

    Example: The aircraft rotates at sixty knots.

  4. To spin, turn, or revolve something.

    Example: Rotate the dial to the left.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Undergoing physical rotation

    Example: rotating machinery

  2. That proceeds in sequence or in turns

    Example: a rotating presidency