- rotation, rotary motion - the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"
--1 is a kind of motion, movement, move, motility
--1 has particulars:circumvolution; feather, feathering; gyration, whirling; pivot; pronation; spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl; spiral; supination; twist, turn; wind, winding, twist; turnout