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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
gy·rate       [v. jahy-reyt, jahy-reyt; adj. jahy-reyt] Pronunciation Key verb, -rat·ed, -rat·ing, adjective
–verb (used without object)
1.to move in a circle or spiral, or around a fixed point; whirl.
–adjective
2.Zoology. having convolutions.

[Origin: 1820–30; < L gȳrātus (ptp. of gȳrāre to turn around). See gyr-, -ate1]

gy·ra·tor, noun

1. spin, twirl, revolve, swirl, pirouette.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
gy·rate       (jī'rāt')  Pronunciation Key 
intr.v.   gy·rat·ed, gy·rat·ing, gy·rates
  1. To revolve around a fixed point or axis.
  2. To move in spiral or spirallike course. See Synonyms at turn.
  3. To oscillate or vary, especially in a repetitious pattern: Stock prices gyrated around last week's high.

adj.   Biology
In rings; coiled or convoluted.


[Late Latin gȳrāre, gȳrāt-, from Latin gȳrus, circle; see gyre.]

gy'ra'tor n.
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gyrate

verb
1. to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor" 
2. revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy" [syn: spin

American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

gyrate gy·rate (jī'rāt')
v. gy·rat·ed, gy·rat·ing, gy·rates

  1. To revolve around a fixed point or axis.
  2. To revolve in or as if in a circle or spiral.
adj.
In rings; coiled or convoluted.
gy·ra'tion n.

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: gy·rate
Pronunciation: 'jI-"rAt
Function: adjective
: winding or coiled around : CONVOLUTED

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Gyrate

Gir"an*dole\, n. [F. See Gyrate.]

1. An ornamental branched candlestick.

2. A flower stand, fountain, or the like, of branching form.

3. (Pyrotechny) A kind of revolving firework.

4. (Fort.) A series of chambers in defensive mines. --Farrow.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Gyrate

Gy"rate\, a. [L. gyratus made in a circular form, p. p. of gyrare.] Winding or coiled round; curved into a circle; taking a circular course.

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gyrate

gyrate: in CancerWEB's On-line Medical Dictionary

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