The difference between Rotate and Turn

When used as verbs, rotate means to spin, turn, or revolve, whereas turn means of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself.

Rotate is also adjective with the meaning: having the parts spreading out like a wheel.

Turn is also noun with the meaning: a change of direction or orientation.

check bellow for the other definitions of Rotate and Turn

  1. Rotate as a verb (intransitive):

    To spin, turn, or revolve.

    Examples:

    "He rotated in his chair to face me."

  2. Rotate as a verb (intransitive):

    To advance through a sequence; to take turns.

    Examples:

    "The nurses' shifts rotate each week."

  3. Rotate as a verb (intransitive, of aircraft):

    To lift the nose, just prior to takeoff.

    Examples:

    "The aircraft rotates at sixty knots."

  4. Rotate as a verb (transitive):

    To spin, turn, or revolve something.

    Examples:

    "Rotate the dial to the left."

  5. Rotate as a verb (transitive):

    To advance something through a sequence.

  6. Rotate as a verb (transitive):

    To replace older materials or to place older materials in front of newer ones so that older ones get used first.

    Examples:

    "The supermarket rotates the stock daily so that old foods don't sit around."

  7. Rotate as a verb (transitive):

    To grow or plant (crops) in a certain order.

  1. Rotate as an adjective:

    Having the parts spreading out like a wheel; wheel-shaped.

    Examples:

    "a rotate spicule or scale; a rotate corolla"

  1. Turn as a verb:

    to make a non-linear physical movement. Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself. To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation. to change one's direction of travel. to change the course of. To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe. To give form to; to shape or mould; to adapt. To position (something) by folding it, or using its folds. To navigate through a book or other printed material. Of a bowler, to make (the ball) move sideways off the pitch when it bounces. Of a ball, to move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.

    Examples:

    "the Earth turns;  turn on the spot"

    "'Turn the knob clockwise."

    "She turned right at the corner."

    "She turned the table legs with care and precision."

    "'turn the bed covers;  turn the pages"

    "'turn to page twenty;  turn through the book"

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  2. Turn as a verb (intransitive):

    To change condition or attitude. To become . To change the color of the leaves in the autumn. To change fundamentally; to metamorphose. # To sour or spoil; to go bad. # To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle. To reach a certain age. To hinge; to depend. To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated. To change personal condition. # To change personalities, such as from being a face (good guy) to heel (bad guy) or vice versa. # To become giddy; said of the head or brain. #* #*: I'll look no more; / Lest my brain turn. # To sicken; to nauseate. # To be nauseated; said of the stomach.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: become get"

    "The leaves turn brown in autumn. When I asked him for the money, he turned nasty."

    "The hillside behind our house isn't generally much to look at, but once all the trees turn it's gorgeous."

    "Midas made everything turn to gold.  He turned into a monster every full moon."

    "This milk has turned; it smells awful."

    "to turn cider or wine"

    "Charlie turns six on September 29."

    "The decision turns on a single fact."

    "The prisoners turned on the warden."

    "The sight turned my stomach."

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  3. Turn as a verb (obsolete, reflexive):

    To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.

  4. Turn as a verb (transitive, usually with '''over'''):

    To complete.

    Examples:

    "They say they can turn the parts in two days."

  5. Turn as a verb (transitive):

    To make (money); turn a profit.

    Examples:

    "We turned a pretty penny with that little scheme."

  6. Turn as a verb (transitive, soccer):

    Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.

  7. Turn as a verb:

    To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.

    Examples:

    "Ivory turns well."

  8. Turn as a verb (obstetrics):

    To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.

  9. Turn as a verb (printing, dated):

    To invert a type of the same thickness, as a temporary substitute for any sort which is exhausted.

  10. Turn as a verb (archaic):

    To translate.

    Examples:

    "to turn the Iliad"

  11. Turn as a verb (transitive, role-playing games):

    To magically or divinely attack undead.

  1. Turn as a noun:

    A change of direction or orientation.

    Examples:

    "Give the handle a turn, then pull it."

  2. Turn as a noun (geometry):

    A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation. A unit of plane angle measurement based on this movement.

  3. Turn as a noun:

    A single loop of a coil.

  4. Turn as a noun:

    A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.

    Examples:

    "They took turns playing with the new toy."

  5. Turn as a noun:

    The time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.

    Examples:

    "I cooked tonight, so it's your turn to do the dishes."

  6. Turn as a noun:

    One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.

  7. Turn as a noun:

    A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one indicated, and the note itself again.

  8. Turn as a noun:

    (also turnaround) The time required to complete a project.

    Examples:

    "They quote a three-day turn on parts like those."

  9. Turn as a noun:

    A fit or a period of giddiness.

    Examples:

    "I've had a funny turn."

  10. Turn as a noun:

    A change in temperament or circumstance.

    Examples:

    "She took a turn for the worse."

  11. Turn as a noun (cricket):

    A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).

  12. Turn as a noun (poker):

    The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.

  13. Turn as a noun (poker, obsolete):

    The flop (the first three community cards) in Texas hold 'em.

  14. Turn as a noun:

    A deed done to another.

    Examples:

    "One good turn deserves another."

    "I felt that the man was of a vindictive nature, and would do me an evil turn if he found the opportunitynb...."

  15. Turn as a noun (rope):

    A pass behind or through an object.

  16. Turn as a noun:

    Character; personality; nature.

  17. Turn as a noun (soccer):

    An instance of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.

  18. Turn as a noun (circus, theatre, especially, physical comedy):

    A short skit, act, or routine.

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