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 | ||