Gyration

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The American HeritageĀ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act of gyrating.
  • n. Circular or spiral motion.
  • n. An oscillation or varying between states: "increased volatility and unprecedented gyrations in interest ratesā€ ( Jack Egan).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The act of turning or whirling, as around a fixed center; a circular or spiral motion; motion about an axis; rotation; revolution.
  • n. One of the whorls of a spiral univalve shell.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of turning or whirling, as around a fixed center; a circular or spiral motion; motion about an axis; rotation; revolution.
  • n. One of the whorls of a spiral univalve shell.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A wheeling; whirling; revolution; a wheeling motion, like that of the moon round the earth.
  • n. Tn univalve shells, one of the whorls of the spire.
  • n. Any system of gyri or convolutions in the brain.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
  • n. a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
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    rotation    revolution   
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