(v) to wind or move in a spiral course, Syn. spiral, coil, Example:the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action; black smoke coiling up into the sky; the young people gyrated on the dance floor

gyration

(n) the act of rotating in a circle or spiral, Syn. whirling

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Gyrate

a. [ L. gyratus made in a circular form, p. p. of gyrare. ] Winding or coiled round; curved into a circle; taking a circular course. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gyrate

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Gyrated p. pr. & vb. n. Gyrating. ] [ L. gyratus, p. p. of gyrare to gyrate. See Gyre, n. ] To revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado; to revolve. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gyration

n. 1. The act of turning or whirling, as around a fixed center; a circular or spiral motion; motion about an axis; rotation; revolution. [ 1913 Webster ]

The gyrations of an ascending balloon. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

If a burning coal be nimbly moved round in a circle, with gyrations continually repeated, the whole circle will appear like fire. Sir I. Newton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) One of the whorls of a spiral univalve shell. [ 1913 Webster ]

Center of gyration. (Mech.) See under Center. --
Radius of gyration, the distance between the axis of a rotating body and its center of gyration. Rankine. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gyratory

a. Moving in a circle, or spirally; revolving; whirling around. [ 1913 Webster ]

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回す(P);廻す

[まわす, mawasu] (v5s, vt) (1) to turn; to rotate; to gyrate; (2) to circulate; to send around; (3) to surround; (4) to put something to a new use (e.g. leftovers); (suf, v5s) (5) (after the -masu stem of a verb) ... around (i.e. to chase someone around); (6) to dial (e.g. telephone number); (v5s) (7) to invest; (8) (See 輪姦す) to gang-rape; (P) #18267

とろろ昆布

[とろろこんぶ;とろろこぶ, tororokonbu ; tororokobu] (n) (1) (uk) shredded kombu; (2) Kjellmaniella gyrata (species of kelp)

回転運動

[かいてんうんどう, kaiten'undou] (n) gyration

回転半径

[かいてんはんけい, kaitenhankei] (n) radius of gyration

旋回運動

[せんかいうんどう, senkaiundou] (n) gyrating (rotating) movement

旋転

[せんてん, senten] (n, vs) revolution; gyration; whirling; rotation

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