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rotating — UK US /rəʊˈteɪtɪŋ/ US /ˈrəʊteɪtɪŋ/ adjective [before noun] WORKPLACE, HR ► used to describe a job that is done at different times by different people: »The chairmanship is a rotating post … Financial and business terms
rotating — con·tra·rotating; coun·ter·rotating; rotating; … English syllables
Rotating — Rotate Ro tate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rotated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rotating}.] 1. To turn, as a wheel, round an axis; to revolve. [1913 Webster] 2. To perform any act, function, or operation in turn, to hold office in turn; as, to rotate in office.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rotating — adj. Rotating is used with these nouns: ↑exhibit, ↑presidency … Collocations dictionary
Rotating tower — or Rotating SkyScraper is a proposed project in Dubai and Moscow . Each floor can rotate 360 degree and shape of tower changing during the day. This tower using solar system for energy saving and have special elevator for vehicles.External links* … Wikipedia
Rotating radio transient — Rotating radio transients (RRATs) are a newly discovered (as of 2006) type of neutron stars. RRAT bursts are short in duration (between 2 and 30 ms) and very bright (0.1 3.6 Jansky). Only one burst is seen at a time and the average time intervals … Wikipedia
Rotating calipers — is a computational algorithm developed by Michael Shamos in 1978 for determining all antipodal pairs of points and vertices on a convex polygon or convex hull. The term rotating calipers was later coined in 1983 by the computer scientist Godfried … Wikipedia
Rotating bookmark — Rotating bookmarks were a special kind of bookmark used in medieval Europe. They were attached to a string, along which a marker could be slid up and down to mark a precise level on the page. Attached to the marker was a rotating disk that could… … Wikipedia
rotating joint — UK [rəʊˌtaɪtɪŋ ˈdʒɔɪnt] US [roʊˌtaɪtɪŋ ˈdʒɔɪnt] noun [countable] [singular rotating joint plural rotating joints] medical a pivot joint Thesaurus … Useful english dictionary
Rotating bolt — is a method of locking found in gas operated firearms mdash; such as the M1, M14, M16, the L85A1/A2 and the AK 47/74 mdash; in which the bolt, upon contact with the breech rotates and locks into place, being held in place by lugs attached to the… … Wikipedia
