rotation
n. C / Un. the action of spinning around a center point, like a wheel or the Earth. It can also mean taking turns in a regular order, such as doing different jobs at work.
n. the act of turning around a central axis or point; also, the systematic movement of people or things through a sequence of positions or tasks.
The Earth's rotation causes day and night.
The hospital staff works on a monthly rotation to ensure that everyone takes a turn on the night shift.
Crop rotation is a fundamental agricultural practice that prevents soil exhaustion by alternating the types of plants grown in a specific field over successive seasons.
Borrowed from Latin rotatiō. By surface analysis, rotate + -ion.
Often used with the preposition 'in' (e.g., 'in rotation') to describe things that follow a repeating sequence.