ROTARY MOTION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of rotating as if on an axis

Example:

the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music

Synonyms:

rotary motion; rotation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("rotary motion" is a kind of...):

motility; motion; move; movement (a change of position that does not entail a change of location)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rotary motion"):

circumvolution (the act of turning or winding or folding around a central axis)

feather; feathering (turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls)

gyration; whirling (the act of rotating in a circle or spiral)

pivot (the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot)

pronation (rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face downward)

spin; twirl; twist; twisting; whirl (the act of rotating rapidly)

spiral (flying downward in a helical path with a large radius)

supination (rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward)

turn; twist (turning or twisting around (in place))

twist; wind; winding (the act of winding or twisting)

turnout ((ballet) the outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip)