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Gyrator

[v. jahy-reyt, jahy-reyt; adj. jahy-reyt]

verb (used without object)

to move in a circle or spiral, or around a fixed point; whirl.

adjective

Zoology. having convolutions.

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Origin:
1820–30; < Latin gȳrātus (past participle of gȳrāre to turn around). See gyr-, -ate¹

Related forms

gy·ra·tor, noun

mul·ti·gy·rate, adjective

pseu·do·gy·rate, adjective

un·gy·rat·ing, adjective

Synonyms
1. spin, twirl, revolve, swirl, pirouette.

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gyrator (dʒaɪˈreɪtə)

—n
	an electronic circuit that inverts the impedance

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