gyration 1
noundomain: event
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
Examples
- 1.the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year
- 2.the plane made three rotations before it crashed
Hypernym
turning 4
noun
a movement in a new direction
EnglishDerivationally related form
gyrate 2
verb
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
Hyponym
dextrorotation 1
noun
rotation to the right
levorotation 1
noun
rotation to the left
axial rotation 1
noun
rotary motion of an object around its own axis
motion of an object in an orbit around a fixed point
spin 1
noun
a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
