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GYRATION
gyration, whirling
(noun) the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
rotation, revolution, gyration
(noun) a single complete turn (axial or orbital); “the plane made three rotations before it crashed”; “the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gyration (plural gyrations)
The act of turning or whirling, as around a fixed center; a circular or spiral motion; motion about an axis; rotation; revolution.
One of the whorls of a spiral univalve shell.
Appropriate arrangement of convolutions of gyri in the cerebral cortex.
Anagrams
• organity
Source: Wiktionary
Gy*ra"tion, n.
1. The act of turning or whirling, as around a fixed center; a circular or spiral motion; motion about an axis; rotation; revolution. The gyrations of an ascending balloon. De Quincey. If a burning coal be nimbly moved round in a circle, with gyrations continually repeated, the whole circle will appear like fire. Sir I. Newton.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the whorls of a spiral univalve shell. Center of gyration. (Mech.) See under Center.
– Radius of gyration the distance between the axis of a rotating body and its center of gyration. Rankine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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