The phrase “rotation about” is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use the phrase to describe movements of two-dimensional shapes, such as a square rotating about the center of its circle. For example, you could say “The square made a full rotation about the center of its circle.”.
Each night they appear to rotate around the celestial poles due to the Earth's rotation about its axis.
Unlike rotation about carbon-carbon single bonds, which is exceedingly rapid, rotation about carbon-carbon double bonds does not occur under normal circumstances.
In maneuvering, a ship experiences yaw (rotation about a vertical axis) and sway (sideways motion).
More generally, motions are possible in all six degrees of freedom, the other four being roll (rotation about a longitudinal axis), pitch (rotation about a transverse axis), heave (vertical motion), and surge (longitudinal motion superimposed on the steady propulsive motion).
Again, the two Sy states may be pictured as representing atoms with opposite senses of rotation about the y-axis.
In reality the motions of the molecule are more complicated than described here, involving simultaneous rotation about multiple bonds.
When air containing crosswise spin flows into an updraft, the spin is drawn upward, producing rotation about a vertical axis.
Because of Hyperion's shape and eccentric orbit, it does not maintain a stable rotation about a fixed axis.
The three gimbal-mounted gyroscopes establish a frame of reference for the vehicle's roll (rotation about the axis running from the front to the rear of the vehicle), pitch (rotation about the axis running left to right), and yaw (rotation about the axis running top to bottom).
Discrete calculations were carried out with a rigid and very rough retaining wall, undergoing passive and active horizontal translation, rotation about the top and rotation about the toe.
When light strikes an object, the particles that constitute light alter their rotation about their axis.
