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gyration

/ gyration /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
Type of:
rotation rotary motion
Derived:
twirl swirl twiddle whirl spin
noun Sense 2
a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
"the plane made three rotations before it crashed"
"the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year"
Type of:
turning turn
Kinds of:
dextrorotation clockwise rotation levorotation counterclockwise rotation axial rotation
Derived:
spin spin around whirl reel gyrate
Semantic Complexity
31%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
19
Times Searched
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rotation rotary motion turning turn dextrorotation clockwise rotation levorotation counterclockwise rotation axial rotation