whirl vs rotation

rotation vs whirl

whirl and rotation both are nouns.

whirl is a verb but rotation is not a verb.

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

As nouns, rotation is a hypernym of whirl; that is, rotation is a word with a broader meaning than whirl:

whirl: the act of rotating rapidly
rotation: the act of rotating as if on an axis

Other hypernyms of whirl include rotary motion.

whirl (noun)	rotation (noun)
a usually brief attempt	the act of rotating as if on an axis
the act of rotating rapidly	a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.)
confused movement	a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
the shape of something rotating rapidly	(mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin

whirl (verb)	rotation (verb)
flow in a circular current, of liquids
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
cause to spin
fly around
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

Difference between whirl and rotation

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