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English noun: gyration | |||
| 1. | gyration (event) a single complete turn (axial or orbital) | ||
| Samples | The plane made three rotations before it crashed. The revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year. | ||
| Synonyms | revolution, rotation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | turn, turning | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | axial motion, axial rotation, clockwise rotation, counterclockwise rotation, dextrorotation, levorotation, orbital motion, orbital rotation, roll, spin | ||
| 2. | gyration (act) the act of rotating in a circle or spiral | ||
| Synonyms | whirling | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rotary motion, rotation | ||
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