/
rə(ʊ)ˈteɪt/
v.
- move in a circle round an axis.
- pass to each member of a group in a regularly recurring order.
- grow (different crops) in succession on a particular piece of land.
Derivative
- rotatable adj.
- rotating adj.
- rotative
/ˈrəʊtətɪv/
adj. - rotatory
/ˈrəʊtət(ə)ri, -ˈteɪt(ə)ri/
adj.
Etymology
C17 (earlier (C16) as rotation): from L. rotat-, rotare ‘turn in a circle’, from rota ‘wheel’.