gyratory

[ jahy-ruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

/ ˈdʒaɪ rəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

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adjective

moving in a circle or spiral; gyrating.

Origin of gyratory

First recorded in 1810–20; gyrat(ion) + -ory¹

Words nearby gyratory

gyrase, gyrate, gyrate atrophy of choroid and retina, gyration, gyrator, gyratory, gyre, gyrectomy, gyrene, gyrfalcon, gyri insulae

Example sentences from the Web for gyratory

As soon as the current would strike an obstruction like the cylinder, it would make a gyratory sweep around its base.
The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers|Francis Rolt-Wheeler
He represents the agitation of the lodge to be due to currents of air, having the irregular and gyratory power of a whirlwind.
The Indian in his Wigwam|Henry R. Schoolcraft
A vast basin has been thus formed, in which the sweep of the river prolongs itself in gyratory currents.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2|John Tyndall
In quarrying and crushing New Jersey trap rock with gyratory crushers the following was the cost of producing 200 cu.
Concrete Construction|Halbert P. Gillette

He found them revolving like ours, and hence inferred the truth of the gyratory theory in relation to all winds.
The Philosophy of the Weather|Thomas Belden Butler

单词	gyratory
释义	gyratory [ jahy-ruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ] / ˈdʒaɪ rəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gyratory ON THESAURUS.COM adjective moving in a circle or spiral; gyrating. Origin of gyratory First recorded in 1810–20; gyrat(ion) + -ory¹ Words nearby gyratory gyrase, gyrate, gyrate atrophy of choroid and retina, gyration, gyrator, gyratory, gyre, gyrectomy, gyrene, gyrfalcon, gyri insulae Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gyratory As soon as the current would strike an obstruction like the cylinder, it would make a gyratory sweep around its base. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers\|Francis Rolt-Wheeler He represents the agitation of the lodge to be due to currents of air, having the irregular and gyratory power of a whirlwind. The Indian in his Wigwam\|Henry R. Schoolcraft A vast basin has been thus formed, in which the sweep of the river prolongs itself in gyratory currents. Fragments of science, V. 1-2\|John Tyndall In quarrying and crushing New Jersey trap rock with gyratory crushers the following was the cost of producing 200 cu. Concrete Construction\|Halbert P. Gillette He found them revolving like ours, and hence inferred the truth of the gyratory theory in relation to all winds. The Philosophy of the Weather\|Thomas Belden Butler Words related to gyratory whirling, spinning, whirligig, gyrating, revolving, vertiginous, encircling, gyral, rotating, rotational, rotatory, rotary, circumgyratory, circumrotatory, circumvolutory, gyrational, rotative, vortical, vorticose
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gyratory

adjective

Origin of gyratory

Words nearby gyratory

Example sentences from the Web for gyratory

Words related to gyratory