rotated

1. 1
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of rotate.

   The technician rotated the antenna until the signal cleared.

   By morning the planet had rotated once on its axis.

   Note

   One spelling covers both past forms, and the construction often shows which meaning is meant. Intransitive uses appear in the simple past or after have: the planet had rotated, the crew rotated through the night shifts, the pilot rotated just before liftoff. The passive needs a transitive meaning: the antenna was rotated, the staff were rotated, older supplies were rotated to the front so they get used first.

2. 2
   adjective

   Having been turned about an axis to a new position or orientation.

   The rotated diagram aligned the labels along the new axis.

   Engineers checked whether the rotated part still fit the housing.

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