rotation
ro.ta.tion \ro-'ta--sh*n\ \-shn*l, -sh*n-*l\ n 1a: the act of rotating on or as if on an axis 1b: one complete turn : the angular displacement required to return a rot ating body or figure to its original orientation 2: return or succession in a series (as of different crops in succession on one field) 3: the turning of a body part about its long axis as if on a pivot - ro.ta.tion.al aj