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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event go
an event that happens

motion, movement go
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

turning, turn go
a movement in a new direction

rotation, gyration, revolution
a single complete turn (axial or orbital)

noun.event

5 Subcategories

dextrorotation, clockwise rotation go
rotation to the right
levorotation, counterclockwise rotation go
rotation to the left
roll, axial rotation, axial motion go
rotary motion of an object around its own axis
orbital rotation, orbital motion go
motion of an object in an orbit around a fixed point
spin go
a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)