Advertisement
Advertisement
View synonyms for gyratory
gyratory
[ jahy-ruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
adjective
- moving in a circle or spiral; gyrating.
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of gyratory1
First recorded in 1810–20; gyrat(ion) + -ory 1
Discover More
Example Sentences
He represents the agitation of the lodge to be due to currents of air, having the irregular and gyratory power of a whirlwind.
From Project Gutenberg
Pot′-holes, holes in the beds of rapid streams, made by an eddying current of water, which gives the stones a gyratory motion.
From Project Gutenberg
There is no precise estimate of the velocity of the gyratory motion.
From Project Gutenberg
This impressed motion will be converted into circulatory or gyratory motion.
From Project Gutenberg
They were forced to be passive; there was no means of preventing this gyratory motion.
From Project Gutenberg
Advertisement
Related Words
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse