# turn (rotational)

to make a thing change its direction in space

- Computed level: L14 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: turn

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [motion](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-motion.movement), [change](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-change.process), [direction](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-direction.spatial), [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent), [make](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-make.verb)

**Through:** motion together with a change of direction, enabled by the act of making, creates a new orientation of the thing in space

**Novel properties:**
- altered orientation
- intentional redirection
- spatial repositioning

## Examples
- Earth completes one full rotation every 23.93 hours, pivoting on its axis relative to the stars. *(astronomy)*
- The Mars rover Perseverance rotated its six-wheeled base 180 degrees to reorient toward the Jezero Crater rim. *(engineering)*
- A figure skater spins faster by pulling her arms in, conserving angular momentum during a triple axel. *(sports)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-turn.rotational*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-turn.rotational.json*  
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