| NOUN | event | gyration, rotation, revolution | a single complete turn (axial or orbital) |
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| act | gyration, whirling | the act of rotating in a circle or spiral |
| Sounds | jhayrey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2525 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A single complete turn (axial or orbital). | |
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| Synonyms | rotation, revolution | |
| Narrower | axial rotation, axial motion, roll | rotary motion of an object around its own axis |
| dextrorotation, clockwise rotation | rotation to the right | |
| levorotation, counterclockwise rotation | rotation to the left | |
| orbital rotation, orbital motion | motion of an object in an orbit around a fixed point | |
| spin | A swift whirling motion (usually of a missile) | |
| Broader | turning, turn | A movement in a new direction |
| Catalan | gir, revolució | |
| Spanish | revolución | |
| Verbs | gyrate | revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis |
| Meaning | The act of rotating in a circle or spiral. | |
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| Synonym | whirling | |
| Broader | rotation, rotary motion | The act of rotating as if on an axis |
| Catalan | gir | |
| Verbs | gyrate | to wind or move in a spiral course |
| gyrate | revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis | |