gyration
Gyration (noun) means the act of turning or whirling, especially around a fixed axis or centre; a circular or spiral motion; rotation.
Etymology
From gyre (“to spin around; to gyrate, to whirl; (rare) to make (something) spin or whirl around; to spin, to whirl”) + -ation (suffix indicating actions or processes). Gyre is from Late Middle English giren (“to turn (something) away; to cause (something) to revolve or rotate; to travel in a circle”), from Old French girer (“to turn”), and directly from its etymon Latin gȳrāre, the present active infinitive of gȳrō (“to turn in a circle, rotate; to circle or revolve around”) (from gȳrus (“circle; circular motion; circuit, course”), from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros, “a circle, a ring”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to bend; to curve”)) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs).
Rhymes for gyration
Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of gyration?
"gyration" (noun) means the act of turning or whirling, especially around a fixed axis or centre; a circular or spiral motion; rotation.
What are the different meanings of gyration?
"gyration" has 3 main meanings: 1. The act of turning or whirling, especially around a fixed axis or centre; a circular or spiral motion; rotation; 2. A rotation around an axis which is not the centre of rotational symmetry; an eccentric or off-centre rotation; 3. One of the whorls of a spiral univalve shell.