About The Word Gyration
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Gyration
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What's The Definition Of Gyration?
[n] the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
[n] 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" Synonyms | Synonyms for Gyration: revolution | rotation | whirling Related Terms | Find terms related to Gyration: angular momentum | angular motion | angular velocity | axial motion | bowling | centrifugation | circuit | circulation | circumgyration | circumrotation | circumvolution | full circle | gyre | pivoting | reeling | revolution | roll | rolling | rotation | rotational motion | round | spin | spinning | swinging | swirling | swiveling | trolling | trundling | turbination | turn | turning | volutation | volution | wheel | wheeling | whir | whirl | whirling See Also | axial motion | axial rotation | clockwise rotation | counterclockwise rotation | dextrorotation | levorotation | orbital motion | orbital rotation | roll | rotation | spin | turn | turning Gyration In Webster's Dictionary \Gy*ra"tion\, n.
1. The act of turning or whirling, as around a fixed center;
a circular or spiral motion; motion about an axis;
rotation; revolution.
The gyrations of an ascending balloon. --De Quincey.
If a burning coal be nimbly moved round in a circle,
with gyrations continually repeated, the whole
circle will appear like fire. --Sir I.
Newton.
2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the whorls of a spiral univalve shell.
{Center of gyration}. (Mech.) See under {Center}.
{Radius of gyration} the distance between the axis of a
rotating body and its center of gyration. --Rankine.
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