gyration

[jahy-rey-shuhn] Origin

gy·ra·tion

[jahy-rey-shuhn]
noun
the act of gyrating; circular or spiral motion; revolution; rotation; whirling.

Origin:
1605–15; < Late Latin gȳrātiōn- (stem of gȳrātiō). See gyrate, -ion

gy·ra·tion·al, adjective
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Gyration is always a great word to know.
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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gyration (dʒaɪˈreɪʃən)
 
n
1.  the act or process of gyrating; rotation
2.  any one of the whorls of a spiral-shaped shell

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gyration
1615, from L.L. gyratum, pp. of gyrare, from L. gyrus "circle" (see gyre). Gyrate (v.) is an 1822 back-formation (implied in gyrated).
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