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rotational.

Of, pertaining to or caused by rotation.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɹoʊˈteɪʃənəl/General-American

  1. Of, pertaining to or caused by rotation.

    not-comparable
    A steam turbine converts heat into rotational motion.

  2. Having non-zero curl somewhere, i.e. not irrotational

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- Proto-Indo-European *Hróth₂eh₂der. Proto-Italic *rotā Latin rota Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin rotō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin rotātiōbor. English rotation English -al English rotational From rotation + -al.

noun/ɹoʊˈteɪʃənəl/General-American

  1. An employee in a job rotation scheme.

  2. Something, such as a joint, that moves by rotating.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- Proto-Indo-European *Hróth₂eh₂der. Proto-Italic *rotā Latin rota Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin rotō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin rotātiōbor. English rotation English -al English rotational From rotation + -al.

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