succession vs rotation

rotation vs succession

succession and rotation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
succession	Yes	No	No	No
rotation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, rotation is a hyponym of succession; that is, rotation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than succession:

succession: a following of one thing after another in time
rotation: a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.)

Other hyponyms of succession include pelting, rain, row, run.

succession (noun)	rotation (noun)
the action of following in order	the act of rotating as if on an axis
acquisition of property by descent or by will	a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.)
a following of one thing after another in time	a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
a group of people or things arranged or following in order	(mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin
(ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established

Difference between succession and rotation

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