rotation
French, noun/ʁɔ.ta.sjɔ̃/
rotation is spelled R-O-T-A-T-I-O-N (8 letters) and appears 9.1 times per million words in written French, the 7,166th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rotation is a French feminine noun meaning “rotation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Mouvement rotatif, giratoire, circulaire, d’un corps ou objet autour d’un axe traversant celui-ci”.
What does rotation mean in English?
noun
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mouvement rotatif, giratoire, circulaire, d’un corps ou objet autour d’un axe traversant celui-ci. 2. Mouvement d’une planète autour de son axe propre. 3. Révolution d’un objet autour d’un axe hors de celui-ci. 4. Rythme de renouvellement du personnel, du chiffre d’affaires, des stocks d’une entreprise.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of rotation
- rotations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rotation?
- /ʁɔ.ta.sjɔ̃/
- \ʁɔ.ta.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rotation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rotation in French?
rotation appears 9.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).