Rotation

noun

roʊ'teɪʃən

Noun

the act of rotating as if on an axis
“the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music”
Type of:MoveMotilityMotion
a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
“the plane made three rotations before it crashed”
Similar:GyrationRevolution
Type of:TurningTurn
a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.)
“crop rotation makes a balanced demand on the fertility of the soil”
“the manager had only four starting pitchers in his rotation”
Type of:SuccessionSequenceSuccessiveness
(mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin
Type of:Transformation

Peak usage: 1960s

Source: Google Books Ngram Viewer (1800–2019)