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gyrate

[ verb jahy-reyt, jahy-reyt; adjective jahy-reyt ]
/ verb ˈdʒaɪ reɪt, dʒaɪˈreɪt; adjective ˈdʒaɪ reɪt /
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verb (used without object), gy·rat·ed, gy·rat·ing.

to move in a circle or spiral, or around a fixed point; whirl.

adjective

Zoology. having convolutions.

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Nearby words

  1. gypsyhead,
  2. gyr-,
  3. gyral,
  4. gyrally,
  5. gyrase,
  6. gyrate atrophy of choroid and retina,
  7. gyration,
  8. gyrator,
  9. gyratory,
  10. gyre

Origin of gyrate

First recorded in 1820–30, gyrate is from the Latin word gȳrātus (past participle of gȳrāre to turn around). See gyr-, -ate1
SYNONYMS FOR gyrate
1. spin, twirl, revolve, swirl, pirouette.
Related formsgy·ra·tor, nounmul·ti·gy·rate, adjectivepseu·do·gy·rate, adjectiveun·gy·rat·ing, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for gyrator

gyrator

/ (dʒaɪˈreɪtə) /

noun

an electronic circuit that inverts the impedance

gyrate

verb (dʒɪˈreɪt, dʒaɪ-)

(intr) to rotate or spiral, esp about a fixed point or axis

adjective (ˈdʒaɪrɪt, -reɪt)

biology curved or coiled into a circle; circinate
Derived Formsgyratory (ˈdʒaɪrətərɪ, -trɪ, dʒaɪˈreɪtərɪ), adjective

Word Origin for gyrate

C19: from Late Latin gӯrāre, from Latin gӯrus circle, from Greek guros
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for gyrator

gyrate

v.

1822 (implied in gyrated), back-formation from gyration. Related: Gyrated; gyrating.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for gyrator

gyrate

[ jī′rāt′ ]

v.

To revolve around a fixed point or axis.
To revolve in or as if in a circle or spiral.

adj.

In rings; coiled or convoluted.
Related formsgy•ra′tion n.
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