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GYRATION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of rotating in a circle or spiral

Synonyms:

gyration; whirling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("gyration" is a kind of...):

rotary motion; rotation (the act of rotating as if on an axis)

Derivation:

gyrate (revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis)

gyrate (to wind or move in a spiral course)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A single complete turn (axial or orbital)

Example:

the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year

Synonyms:

gyration; revolution; rotation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("gyration" is a kind of...):

turn; turning (a movement in a new direction)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gyration"):

clockwise rotation; dextrorotation (rotation to the right)

counterclockwise rotation; levorotation (rotation to the left)

axial motion; axial rotation; roll (rotary motion of an object around its own axis)

orbital motion; orbital rotation (motion of an object in an orbit around a fixed point)

spin (a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile))

Derivation:

gyrate (revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis)

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