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# rotational

adjective (rotational)

«rotational» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Rotational means to do with turning round a centre point. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rotational/#m2)
3. Rotational means taking turns in a fixed order. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rotational/#m3)

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «rotational» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rotational/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rotational» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rotational.html) on Mova free.