Standard Lemma guide

rotational

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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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ɹoʊˈteɪʃənəl/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: R OW0 T EY1 SH AH0 N AH0 L 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

Synonyms: none provided

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

Synonyms: none provided

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

Synonyms: none provided

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
  • Bulgarian: вихров (vihrov) — having non-zero curl
Real reading context

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