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# rotational

«rotational» in Mova's school dictionary: **to do with turning round a centre point** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (rotational)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Rotational means to do with turning round a centre point. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rotational/#m1)

2) (maths) Rotational symmetry means a shape looks the same after being turned less than a full turn. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rotational/#m2)

3) Rotational means taking turns in a fixed order. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rotational/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In maths lessons «rotational symmetry» and «order of rotational symmetry»: a square has order 4. In everyday life, «rotational farming» (crop rotation), «a rotational timetable». Phrases: «rotational symmetry», «order of rotational symmetry».

### examples

- A square has rotational symmetry of order 4. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rotational/#x1)
- An equilateral triangle has rotational symmetry of order 3. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rotational/#x2)
- The letter S has rotational symmetry of order 2. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rotational/#x3)
- Rotational speed is how fast a wheel turns. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rotational/#x4)
- The class uses a rotational rota for jobs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rotational/#x5)
- Does this star have rotational symmetry? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rotational/#x6)

### note

Adjective of «rotation». Order of rotational symmetry = how many times the shape fits onto itself in one full turn (360°). Every shape fits once at 360°, so a shape with «order 1» has no rotational symmetry.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «rotational» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rotational/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.