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AXIAL ROTATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Rotary motion of an object around its own axis

Example:

wheels in axial rotation

Synonyms:

axial motion; axial rotation; roll

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("axial rotation" is a kind of...):

gyration; revolution; rotation (a single complete turn (axial or orbital))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "axial rotation"):

wallow (an indolent or clumsy rolling about)

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