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单词 gyration
释义

gyration

noun

gy·​ra·​tion jī-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce gyration (audio)
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 How to pronounce gyration (audio)
adjective

Synonyms

  • pirouette
  • reel
  • revolution
  • roll
  • rotation
  • spin
  • twirl
  • wheel
  • whirl
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Example Sentences

dizzy from the spirally gyrations of the roller coaster
Recent Examples on the Web In the first minutes of Face/Off, for instance, Cage gives a full-tilt gyration of his head like someone rocking out at a Black Sabbath concert. Dan Piepenbring, Harper’s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022 In many of these passages, facts, gyration, jive and comedy are cut across one another yet in equilibrium. Mark Olsen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2021 In many of these passages, facts, gyration, jive and comedy are cut across one another yet in equilibrium. Mark Olsen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2021 Yet what emerges from interviews with more than 60 people close to him, and with the senator himself, is a narrative less of transformation than of gyration — of an infinitely adaptable operator seeking validation in the proximity to power. New York Times, 14 Aug. 2021 In many of these passages, facts, gyration, jive and comedy are cut across one another yet in equilibrium. Mark Olsen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2021 Simply put, the man is usually having the time of his life during his show, and Lollapalooza was no different, with each subtle gesture and wild gyration somehow calibrated for maximum audience enjoyment. Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2021 In many of these passages, facts, gyration, jive and comedy are cut across one another yet in equilibrium. Mark Olsen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2021 In many of these passages, facts, gyration, jive and comedy are cut across one another yet in equilibrium. Mark Olsen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

gyration

noun

gy·​ra·​tion jī-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce gyration (audio)
: the pattern of convolutions of the brain

gyration

noun

as in rotation
a rapid turning about on an axis or central point dizzy from the spirally gyrations of the roller coaster

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • rotation
  • twirl
  • spin
  • curve
  • roll
  • revolution
  • twist
  • reel
  • wheel
  • spiral
  • curl
  • pirouette
  • whirl
  • orbit
  • circle
  • round
  • coil
  • circulation
  • circuit
  • ring
  • swirl
  • whorl
  • eddy
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