adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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General-American:/ɹoʊˈteɪʃənəl/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, pertaining to or caused by rotation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
A steam turbine converts heat into rotational motion.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Having non-zero curl somewhere, i.e. not irrotational
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: calculus, mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
An employee in a job rotation scheme.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Something, such as a joint, that moves by rotating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
of or pertaining to rotation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
rotational inertia
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From rotation + -al.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
ротационен
(rotacionen)
— of, pertaining to or caused by rotation
Catalan:
rotacional
— of, pertaining to or caused by rotation
Esperanto:
rotacia
— of, pertaining to or caused by rotation
German:
Dreh-
— of, pertaining to or caused by rotation
German:
Rotations-
— of, pertaining to or caused by rotation
Irish:
rothlach
— of, pertaining to or caused by rotation
Italian:
rotazionale
— of, pertaining to or caused by rotation
Polish:
obrotowy
— of, pertaining to or caused by rotation
Russian:
враща́тельный
(vraščátelʹnyj)
— of, pertaining to or caused by rotation
Spanish:
rotacional
— of, pertaining to or caused by rotation
Ukrainian:
оберта́льний
(obertálʹnyj)
— of, pertaining to or caused by rotation
Ukrainian:
оберто́вий
(obertóvyj)
— of, pertaining to or caused by rotation