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Definition of Gyration
1. Noun. A single complete turn (axial or orbital). "The revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year"
Generic synonyms: Turn, Turning
Specialized synonyms: Clockwise Rotation, Dextrorotation, Counterclockwise Rotation, Levorotation, Axial Motion, Axial Rotation, Roll, Orbital Motion, Orbital Rotation, Spin
Derivative terms: Gyrate, Revolutionary, Revolve, Revolve
2. Noun. The act of rotating in a circle or spiral.
Generic synonyms: Rotary Motion, Rotation
Derivative terms: Gyrate, Gyrate, Whirl
Definition of Gyration
1. n. The act of turning or whirling, as around a fixed center; a circular or spiral motion; motion about an axis; rotation; revolution.
Definition of Gyration
1. Noun. The act of turning or whirling, as around a fixed center; a circular or spiral motion; motion about an axis; rotation; revolution. ¹
2. Noun. One of the whorls of a spiral univalve shell. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gyration
1. the act of gyrating [n -S]
Medical Definition of Gyration
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1. The act of turning or whirling, as around a fixed center; a circular or spiral motion; motion about an axis; rotation; revolution. "The gyrations of an ascending balloon." (De Quincey) "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)
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Gyration
Literary usage of Gyration
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mechanics: A Textbook for Engineers by James Ellsworth Boyd (1921)
"Find the square of the radius of gyration of the remainder with respect to ...
Find the radius of gyration with respect to a diameter of the rod at the end ..."
2. The Mechanical Engineer's Pocket-book: A Reference Book of Rules, Tables by William Kent (1902)
"The centre of gyration, with reference to an axis, is a point at which, ...
The distance of this point from the axis is the radius of gyration. ..."
3. The Mechanical Engineer's Pocket-book: A Reference-book of Rules, Tables by William Kent (1902)
"The centre of gyration, with reference to an axle, is a point at which, if ;he
entire weight of a body be concentrated, its moment of inertia will remain ..."
4. Analytical Mechanics for Engineers by Fred B. Seely, Newton Edward Ensign (1921)
"Radius of gyration. — It is frequently convenient to express the moment of ...
This length is denned as the radius of gyration of the body and will be ..."
5. A Treatise on Infinitesimal Calculus: Containing Differential and Integral by Bartholomew Price (1889)
"If it be possible, let the body make small oscillations about the axis relative
to which the radius of gyration is to be determined : let T be the time of ..."
6. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1905)
"This property is called the radius of gyration of the section, with respect to
the given axis. It is usually expressed by the letter r, and its value, ..."
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