Rotation has 3 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
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| 1. | Venus has a retrograde rotation which means it rotates on its axis in the opposite direction from the Earth's rotation. This causes the Sun to rise in the west and move eastward across the sky. | |
| 2. | Haumea has a rotation period of about 4 hours. This is faster than any other known body larger than 100 km in diameter. Scientists believe this rapid rotation was caused by a long ago collision that also created its moons. | |
| 3. | Uranus’ magnetic field and rotation axis are out of alignment by 59 degrees, unlike Earth’s, whose magnetic field and rotation axis are nearly aligned. | |
| 4. | Five pitchers are to take the mound in rotation. | |
| 5. | Job rotation is essential to running a business. | |
| 6. | The earth completes a rotation around its axis in exactly one day. | |
| 7. | Days get longer by about 1.7 millisecond per century because the moon is slowing the Earth's rotation. | |
| 8. | Venus rotates slowly on its axis in a clockwise direction, which is referred to as a "retrograde" rotation because it is the opposite of the seven other planets. | |
| 9. | Jupiter's rapid rotation causes the planet to flatten at the poles and bulge at the equator. | |
| 10. | The rapid rotation of Uranus causes winds up to 600 kilometers per hour to blow in its atmosphere. |