movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"

circumvolution - the act of turning or winding or folding around a central axis

feathering, feather - turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls

whirling, gyration - the act of rotating in a circle or spiral

pivot - the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot; "the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot"

pronation - rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face downward

spin, twirl, twisting, whirl, twist - the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"

spiral - flying downward in a helical path with a large radius

supination - rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward

turn, twist - turning or twisting around (in place); "with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room"

winding, wind, twist - the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"

turnout - (ballet) the outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip

math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement

transformation - (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system

turning, turn - a movement in a new direction; "the turning of the wind"

clockwise rotation, dextrorotation - rotation to the right

counterclockwise rotation, levorotation - rotation to the left

axial motion, axial rotation, roll - rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation"

orbital motion, orbital rotation - motion of an object in an orbit around a fixed point; "satellites in orbital rotation"

spin - a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)

chronological sequence, chronological succession, succession, successiveness, sequence - a following of one thing after another in time; "the doctor saw a sequence of patients"