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rotation vs orbital rotation

orbital rotation vs rotation

rotation and orbital rotation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rotation Yes No No No
orbital rotation Yes No No No
As nouns, orbital rotation is a hyponym of rotation; that is, orbital rotation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rotation:
  • rotation: a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
  • orbital rotation: motion of an object in an orbit around a fixed point
rotation (noun) orbital rotation (noun)
the act of rotating as if on an axis motion of an object in an orbit around a fixed point
a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.)
a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
(mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin
Difference between rotation and orbital rotation

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