slow rotation

collocation in English

meaningsofslowandrotation

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slow
adjective
uk
/sləʊ/us
/sloʊ/
moving, happening, or doing something without ...
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rotation
noun
uk
/rəʊˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/roʊˈteɪ.ʃən/
movement in a circle around a ...
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(Definition ofslowandrotationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The theory predictsslowrotationof the plane of polarization along the path of the ray.
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A few cases, however, have suchslowrotationthat only a little over half of the body gets blackened.
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It has an unusuallyslowrotationof 22.77 hours.
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Theslowrotationalso probably accounts for the lack of a significant magnetic field.
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A single rotation takes approximately 30 minutes; theslowrotationspeed allows passengers to embark and disembark without the wheel having to stop turning.
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Theslowrotationmeans that the plant experiences a gravitational pull that is averaged over 360 degrees, thus approximating a weightless environment.
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Glauke has an exceptionallyslowrotationperiod of about 1200 hours (50 days).
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The new design offeredslowrotationand more efficient watering that other sprinklers of that era, features that were long sought after by local irrigators.
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A possible companion has been proposed to explain theslowrotation.
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It is also unclear whether it is possible to generate such large dipole fields using this explanation, due to theslowrotationof the star.
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Their form is unlocked throughslowrotationand are sometimes animated cartoon-like with themes of moving shamans, birds, whales, war scenes, hunting, fishing etc.
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It has an unusuallyslowrotationperiod, about 3.5 days.
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The presentation time for animals is one or two orders of magnitude faster than this, thus precluding the use of theslowrotationclinostat for most animal studies.
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In addition to this, the slightly lower gravity, high air pressure andslowrotationallowing for perpetual solar power make this part of the planet ideal for exploration.
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Unfortunately the planet'sslowrotationmeans that they are about 10 million kilometers above the surface, and signals take over 30 seconds to travel to the satellite.
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