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gyration

[ jahy-rey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of gyrating; circular or spiral motion; revolution; rotation; whirling.


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Other Words From

  • gy·ration·al adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of gyration1

First recorded in 1605–15, gyration is from the Late Latin word gȳrātiōn- (stem of gȳrātiō ). See gyrate, -ion

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Example Sentences

Or the receiver leaping in gyration to catch a poorly thrown ball that defies all bounds of athleticism.

Now that the air impelled returns unto its place in a gyration or whirling, is evident from the Atoms or Motes in the Sun.

Then it gives a wild yelp, as in one gyration it shoots upwards, and screams round the crag.

But then, making a discursive gyration round a point is not leaving it—and there you're wrong.

At B is seen a conical roller, having the middle of the bottom of the tub for its summit and centre of gyration.

I mean a sense of gigantic gyration, as of the whole earth turning about one's head.

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