gyration
the act of gyrating; circular or spiral motion; revolution; rotation; whirling.
Origin of gyration
1Other words from gyration
- gy·ra·tion·al, adjective
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How to use gyration in a sentence
That came to haunt them this year as coronavirus pandemic-related gyrations in chip supply and demand left automakers without enough semiconductors to build their vehicles, forcing them to suspend production for weeks at a time.
Seeking more reliable supply, Ford signs a deal with a huge chip maker | Jeanne Whalen, Aaron Gregg | November 18, 2021 | Washington PostWild price gyrations, high-profile ransomware attacks and influencer-driven speculative trading have also drawn skepticism to the world of crypto.
Coinbase CEO says SEC has threatened to sue over crypto lending program | Hamza Shaban, Tory Newmyer | September 8, 2021 | Washington PostThe mess in the mayoral contest was exemplified by the gyrations of the Working Families Party, New York's left-wing kingmaker.
The Trailer: "The new Democratic Party": What we learned (and what we don't know yet) from New York's primary | David Weigel | June 24, 2021 | Washington PostIn a painstakingly precise experiment, muons’ gyrations within a magnetic field seem to defy predictions of the standard model of particle physics, which describes known fundamental particles and forces.
Muon magnetism could hint at a breakdown of physics’ standard model | Emily Conover | April 7, 2021 | Science NewsSpace businesses, no matter how large, often find themselves hunting for opportunity amidst the gyrations of national space powers.
A startup is trading tickets to ride on Russian rockets and US spacecraft | Tim Fernholz | March 11, 2021 | Quartz
Or the receiver leaping in gyration to catch a poorly thrown ball that defies all bounds of athleticism.
Now that the air impelled returns unto its place in a gyration or whirling, is evident from the Atoms or Motes in the Sun.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 1 of 3) | Thomas BrowneThen it gives a wild yelp, as in one gyration it shoots upwards, and screams round the crag.
Poachers and Poaching | John WatsonBut then, making a discursive gyration round a point is not leaving it—and there you're wrong.
At B is seen a conical roller, having the middle of the bottom of the tub for its summit and centre of gyration.
A New Century of Inventions | James WhiteI mean a sense of gigantic gyration, as of the whole earth turning about one's head.
Tremendous Trifles | G. K. Chesterton
British Dictionary definitions for gyration
/ (dʒaɪˈreɪʃən) /
the act or process of gyrating; rotation
any one of the whorls of a spiral-shaped shell
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