Phenomena and Processes

Rotation

Motion of an object in which either one or more points on a line are fixed. It is also the motion of a particle about a fixed point. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

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Abstract

Motion of an object in which either one or more points on a line are fixed. It is also the motion of a particle about a fixed point. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Rotations
  • Clinorotation
  • Clinorotations

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Aspects Covered

1 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects.

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Indexing Annotation

TORSION ABNORMALITY and TORSION, MECHANICAL are also available

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Previous Indexing

  • Acceleration (1966-1967)
  • Aerospace Medicine (1966-1967)

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  1. G01w.482w.703w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Rotation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012399. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012399
  2. Rotation. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotation
  3. Rotation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107617