rotation vs whirling

rotation

noun
  • The step during takeoff when the pilot commands the vehicle to lift the nose wheel off the ground during the takeoff roll. (see also: V2) 

  • A regular variation in a sequence, such as to even-out wear, or people taking turns in a task; a duty roster. 

  • A single complete cycle around a centre or an axis. 

  • The act of turning around a centre or an axis. 

  • An operation on a metric space that is a continuous isometry and fixes at least one point. 

  • The set of starting pitchers of a team. 

  • Repeated play on a radio station, etc. 

  • The earth's rotation about its axis is responsible for its being slightly oblate rather than a sphere. 

whirling

noun
  • The action of the verb to whirl. 

adj
  • That whirls or whirl. 

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