rotation period

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rotation
noun
uk
/rəʊˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/roʊˈteɪ.ʃən/
movement in a circle around a ...
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period
adjective
uk
/ˈpɪə.ri.əd/us
/ˈpɪr.i.əd/
the clothes or furniture of a particular time ...
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(Definition ofrotationandperiodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Since cultivation occurs in highly unsustainable terrains, part of the land in the production cycle becomes useless even after therotationperiodhas ended.
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However, the total impact of defoliation for therotationperiodof a stand has not been fully quantified.
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Superimposed upon this basic state is the possibility of quasi-steady geostrophic flow varying on a time scale which is long compared with therotationperiod.
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Therotationperiodwas 1.00 sec.
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Over the wholerotationperiodon his farm the average loss of nitrate was 20 kg per hectare.
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It is on the reduction of therotationperiod.
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I am also concerned at the recommendation that therotationperiodfor committee membership be reduced from five years to three.
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Therotationperiod, 2.07 s, is the fastest yet observed for a magnetar.
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This showed arotationperiodof 23.613 0.001 hours and a brightness variation of 0.12 0.02 magnitude.
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The same year, he succeeded in measuring therotationperiodof the planet, giving it as approximately 24 hours.
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This showed arotationperiodof 16.582 0.001 hours and a brightness variation of 0.44 0.03 magnitude during each cycle.
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Photometric observations of this asteroid reported in 1996 show arotationperiodof 9.011 0.005 hours.
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Photometric observations of this asteroid collected during 2007 show arotationperiodof 5.44 0.01 hours with a brightness variation of 0.65 0.04 magnitude.
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The single most important factor of management is therotationperiod.
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Photometric observations of this asteroid collected during 20042005 show arotationperiodof 28.49 0.03 hours with a brightness variation of 0.14 0.02 magnitude.
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The asteroid displayed arotationperiodof 5.49 0.01 hours and a brightness variation of 0.56 0.02 in magnitude.
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Photometric observations of this asteroid collected during 2004 show arotationperiodof 10.23 0.01 hours with a brightness variation of 0.20 0.02 magnitude.
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The asteroid displayed arotationperiodof 3.201 0.001 hours and a brightness variation of 0.19 0.01 in magnitude.
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Measurements of the lightcurve made in 2010 and 2011 give arotationperiodof 17.02 0.02 hours.
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The asteroid displayed arotationperiodof 3.676 0.002 hours and a brightness variation of 0.15 0.01 in magnitude.
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