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circumversion

circumversion noun: rotation by a full circle.

Noun

circumversion (uncountable)

  1. Rotation by a full circle.
    • Rotation through 360°, which occurs in all Muscomorpha, is called circumversion.1981, Manual of Nearctic Diptera, volume 1, →ISBN, page 56

Origin of circumversion

From circum- + -version.

Words that rhyme with circumversion

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Questions about circumversion

What does circumversion mean?
Circumversion means rotation by a full circle.
What part of speech is circumversion?
Circumversion is a noun.

Words near circumversion in the dictionary

  1. circumventively
  2. circumventor
  3. circumventors
  4. circumventricular
  5. circumvents
  6. circumversion
  7. circumvert
  8. circumverted
  9. circumverting
  10. circumverts
  11. circumvest

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