gyration
[jahy-rey-shuh n]
- the act of gyrating; circular or spiral motion; revolution; rotation; whirling.
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Origin of gyration
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Contemporary Examples
Or the receiver leaping in gyration to catch a poorly thrown ball that defies all bounds of athleticism.
Historical Examples
If agreeable, I will now show you gyration 2d, or position No. 3.
The MonikinsJ. Fenimore Cooper
But at bottom the story told here is the same -- creation by gyration!
Curiosities of the SkyGarrett Serviss
This awful typhoon caught Venice in its gyration, affording a splendidly hideous field for philosophical reflection.
The Memoirs of Count Carlo GozziCount Carlo Gozzi
He saw them in the Ring; he was seen by them at the Opera; he came across them constantly in the gyration of London life.
Madeleine lifted her heavy-lidded eyes a little wonderingly to her sister's face, as she paused in her gyration.
The Light of ScartheyEgerton Castle
gyration
- the act or process of gyrating; rotation
- any one of the whorls of a spiral-shaped shell
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Word Origin and History for gyration
n.
1610s, noun of action from Late Latin gyratum, past participle of gyrare, from Latin gyrus "circle" (see gyre).
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