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rotate
/ɹəʊˈteɪt/
verb
To spin, turn, or revolve.
"He rotated in his chair to face me."
To advance through a sequence; to take turns.
"The nurses' shifts rotate each week."
(of aircraft) To lift the nose, just prior to takeoff.
"The aircraft rotates at sixty knots."
adjective
Having the parts spreading out like a wheel; wheel-shaped.
"a rotate spicule or scale; a rotate corolla"
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