gyration

American  

[jahy-rey-shuhn] / dʒaɪˈreɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the act of gyrating; circular or spiral motion; revolution; rotation; whirling.

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Other Word Forms

• gyrational adjective

Etymology

Origin of gyration

First recorded in 1605–15, gyration is from the Late Latin word gȳrātiōn- (stem of gȳrātiō ). See gyrate, -ion

Example Sentences

The Bank of Japan’s first meeting of the year took place against a dramatic backdrop of bond market gyrations, worries about government policies and a volatile yen.

From The Wall Street Journal

Not surprisingly, given that none of these theories supports a solid coincident indicator for gold’s gyrations, they all fail as leading indicators as well.

From MarketWatch

Venezuelan bonds’ gyrations and political dimension call to mind the epic “bond war” that Paul Singer’s Elliott Management waged against Argentina.

From MarketWatch

Venezuelan bonds’ gyrations and political dimension call to mind the epic “bond war” that Paul Singer’s Elliott Management waged against Argentina.

From MarketWatch

U.S. stock futures were little changed, while global markets set fresh records, looking past the geopolitical gyrations stemming from the U.S. capture of Nicolas Maduro.

From The Wall Street Journal