Meaning of GYRATION
| Pronunciation: | | jI'reyshun
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- [n] the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
- [n] a single complete turn (axial or orbital); "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"; "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year"
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| | Synonyms: | | revolution, rotation, whirling |
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| | See Also: | | axial motion, axial rotation, clockwise rotation, counterclockwise rotation, dextrorotation, levorotation, orbital motion, orbital rotation, roll, rotation, spin, turn, turning | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Gy*ra"tion\, n.
1. The act of turning or whirling, as around a fixed center;
a circular or spiral motion; motion about an axis;
rotation; revolution.
The gyrations of an ascending balloon. --De Quincey.
If a burning coal be nimbly moved round in a circle,
with gyrations continually repeated, the whole
circle will appear like fire. --Sir I.
Newton.
2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the whorls of a spiral univalve shell.
{Center of gyration}. (Mech.) See under {Center}.
{Radius of gyration} the distance between the axis of a
rotating body and its center of gyration. --Rankine.
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| | Related Terms: | | angular momentum, angular motion, angular velocity, axial motion, bowling, centrifugation, circuit, circulation, circumgyration, circumrotation, circumvolution, full circle, gyre, pivoting, reeling, revolution, roll, rolling, rotation, rotational motion, round, spin, spinning, swinging, swirling, swiveling, trolling, trundling, turbination, turn, turning, volutation, volution, wheel, wheeling, whir, whirl, whirling |
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