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circumgyration

circumgyration noun: rotation, revolution.

Noun

circumgyration (countable and uncountable, plural circumgyrations)

  1. rotation, revolution
  2. circling, wheeling (around)

Forms of circumgyration

pluralcircumgyrations

Origin of circumgyration

From circum- + gyration.

Questions about circumgyration

What does circumgyration mean?
Circumgyration means rotation, revolution.
What part of speech is circumgyration?
Circumgyration is a noun.
What is the plural of circumgyration?
The plural of circumgyration is circumgyrations.

Words near circumgyration in the dictionary

  1. circumglossal
  2. circumgyrate
  3. circumgyrated
  4. circumgyrates
  5. circumgyrating
  6. circumgyration
  7. circumgyrations
  8. circumgyratory
  9. circumgyre
  10. circumhemispheric
  11. circumhorizon

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