Definitions from Wiktionary (gyration)
▸ noun: (also figuratively) The act of turning or whirling, especially around a fixed axis or centre; a circular or spiral motion; rotation.
▸ noun: (specifically, Euclidean geometry) A rotation around an axis which is not the centre of rotational symmetry; an eccentric or off-centre rotation.
▸ noun: (conchology) One of the whorls of a spiral univalve shell.
▸ noun: (neurology) The arrangement of convolutions of gyri in the cerebral cortex of the brain.
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▸ noun: (also figuratively) The act of turning or whirling, especially around a fixed axis or centre; a circular or spiral motion; rotation.
▸ noun: (specifically, Euclidean geometry) A rotation around an axis which is not the centre of rotational symmetry; an eccentric or off-centre rotation.
▸ noun: (conchology) One of the whorls of a spiral univalve shell.
▸ noun: (neurology) The arrangement of convolutions of gyri in the cerebral cortex of the brain.
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rotation,
whirling,
roll,
revolution,
gyre,
circumvolution,
circling,
gyrorotation,
circumrotation,
gyro,
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