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- Dictionarygyration/dʒʌɪˈreɪʃ(ə)n/
noun
- 1. a rapid movement in a circle or spiral; a whirling motion: "the gyrations of the dancers' arms and legs"
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GYRATION definition: 1. the act of turning around and around on a fixed point: 2. the act of dancing, especially in a…. Learn more.
1. : an act or instance of gyrating. 2. : something (such as a coil of a shell) that is gyrate. gyrational. jī-ˈrā-sh (ə-)nəl. adjective. Synonyms. pirouette. reel. revolution. roll. rotation. spin. twirl. wheel. whirl. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of gyration in a Sentence.
Gyration definition: the act of gyrating; circular or spiral motion; revolution; rotation; whirling.. See examples of GYRATION used in a sentence.
In geometry, a gyration is a rotation in a discrete subgroup of symmetries of the Euclidean plane such that the subgroup does not also contain a reflection symmetry whose axis passes through the center of rotational symmetry.
noun. 1. the act or process of gyrating; rotation. 2. any one of the whorls of a spiral-shaped shell. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency.
When a sphere rotates around a point that's not at its center, it's an example of gyration. Definitions of gyration. noun. the act of rotating in a circle or spiral. synonyms: whirling. see more. noun. a single complete turn (axial or orbital) synonyms: revolution, rotation.
the act of moving around in circles; the act of making something, especially a part of your body, move around. The butterflies were performing aerial gyrations. the gyration of the earth on its axis. Definitions on the go.
