gyration
Syllables: gyr·a·tion/dʒaɪ(ə)ˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/US/ˌd͡ʒaɪˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/
gyration noun: the act of turning or whirling, especially around a fixed axis or centre; a circular or spiral motion; rotation.
Noun
gyration (countable and uncountable, plural gyrations)
- The act of turning or whirling, especially around a fixed axis or centre; a circular or spiral motion; rotation.
- Novv that the ayre impelled returnes unto its place in a gyration or vvhirling, is evident from the Atomes or moates in the Sun. For vvhen the Sunne ſo enters a hole or vvindovv, that by its illumination the Atomes or moates become perceptible, if then by our breath the ayre bee gently impelled, it...1646, Thomas Browne, “Of Bodies Electricall”, in Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], London: […] T[homas] H[arper] for Edward Dod, […], →OCLC, 2nd book, page 80
- If Regularity and ſteddineſs accompany Velocity; the motion then leaves not the leaſt track in the ſenſitive. Thus a French Top, the common recreation of School-boys, throvvn from a cord vvhich vvas vvound about it, will ſtand as if it vvere fixt on the floor it lighted; and yet continue in its...1661, Joseph Glanvill, chapter IX, in The Vanity of Dogmatizing: Or Confidence in Opinions. […], London: […] E. C[otes] for Henry Eversden […], →OCLC, pages 80–81
- Synonyms:
- circumvolution, spinning, wheeling
- A rotation around an axis which is not the centre of rotational symmetry; an eccentric or off-centre rotation.
- One of the whorls of a spiral univalve shell.
- The arrangement of convolutions of gyri in the cerebral cortex of the brain.
gyration meaning in Tamil
gyration in Tamil
- கிறுவாட்டம், திருகுச் சுழற்சி, சுழலியாக்கம்
Examples of gyration in a sentence
- Novv that the ayre impelled returnes unto its place in a gyration or vvhirling, is evident from the Atomes or moates in the Sun.1646, Thomas Browne, “Of Bodies Electricall”, in Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], London: […] T[homas] H[arper] for Edward Dod, […], →OCLC, 2nd...
- His life was a gyration of energetic curiosity; an insatiable whirl of social celebrity.1847, B[enjamin] Disraeli, chapter XIV, in Tancred: Or, The New Crusade. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, book II, page...
- He followed Neena out among the dancers and she immediately started doing this sexy gyration right up on him.2003, Sheila Kinston Dean, chapter 16, in Full Circle, Boston, Mass.: Beatrice Joseph Publishing, →ISBN, page 186:
- Cryptocurrency – digital money not backed by any nation – is famous for its wild and frequent gyrations.2021 July 23, Eric Lipton, Ephrat Livni, “Crypto nomads: Surfing the world for risk and profit”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The...
Synonyms of gyration
Forms of gyration
| plural | gyrations |
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Origin of gyration
From gyre (“to spin around; to gyrate, to whirl; (rare) to make (something) spin or whirl around; to spin, to whirl”) + -ation (suffix indicating actions or processes). Gyre is from Late Middle English giren (“to turn (something) away; to cause (something) to revolve or rotate; to travel in a circle”), from Old French girer (“to turn”), and directly from its etymon Latin gȳrāre, the present active infinitive of gȳrō (“to turn in a circle, rotate; to circle or revolve around”) (from gȳrus (“circle; circular motion; circuit, course”), from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros, “a circle, a ring”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to bend; to curve”)) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs).
Words formed from gyration
Phrases with gyration
Words that rhyme with gyration
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about gyration
- What does gyration mean?
- Gyration means the act of turning or whirling, especially around a fixed axis or centre; a circular or spiral motion; rotation.
- What is gyration in Tamil?
- Gyration in Tamil is கிறுவாட்டம், திருகுச் சுழற்சி, சுழலியாக்கம். See Gyration meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use gyration in a sentence?
- Novv that the ayre impelled returnes unto its place in a gyration or vvhirling, is evident from the Atomes or moates in the Sun.
- What part of speech is gyration?
- Gyration is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gyration?
- Gyration is pronounced /dʒaɪ(ə)ˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/ (UK).
- What is the plural of gyration?
- The plural of gyration is gyrations.
Words near gyration in the dictionary
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