gyration








noun

  1. the act of gyrating; circular or spiral motion; revolution; rotation; whirling.

noun

  1. the act or process of gyrating; rotation
  2. any one of the whorls of a spiral-shaped shell
n.

1610s, noun of action from Late Latin gyratum, past participle of gyrare, from Latin gyrus “circle” (see gyre).

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