Rotation
Rotation noun - A rapid turning about on an axis or central point.
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Wind and rotation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wind" instead a noun "Rotation".
Wind
Wind noun - The act of winding or twisting.
Usage example: he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind
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- The Auroras of Jupiter are unusual in being powered more by the planet's rotation (Through the magnetosphere plasma) than by solar wind.
Source: Useful Notes / Jupiter -
At a distance like that a sniper would have to adjust his rifle to the left or the right to adjust for the direction of the wind so the bullet doesn't go off target, adjust for the rotation of the Earth, and raise his scope above the target by dozens of feet to account for bullet drop.
Source: Improbable Aiming Skills - Energy comes from both the Solar Wind and from Saturn's rotation, somewhat of a mixture of Jupiter's magnetosphere (where rotation supplies most of the energy), and other planetary magnetospheres (where the solar wind supplies almost all the energy).
Source: Useful Notes / Saturn
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