Appearance
Use device theme  
Dark theme
Light theme

What is a gyration?

What is a gyration? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The act of turning or whirling, as around a fixed center; a circular or spiral motion; motion about an axis; rotation; revolution.
  2. One of the whorls of a spiral univalve shell.
  3. Appropriate arrangement of convolutions of gyri in the cerebral cortex.
Find more words!
Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder
Similar Words
Examples
The inertia-blocks are used to accelerate or slow its speed by changing the radius of gyration, without affecting the balance-spring.
Or the receiver leaping in gyration to catch a poorly thrown ball that defies all bounds of athleticism.
The moment of inertia about the centre of mass of any body of mass M may be written where k is a distance called the radius of gyration.
Madeleine lifted her heavy-lidded eyes a little wonderingly to her sister's face, as she paused in her gyration.
Now that the air impelled returns unto its place in a gyration or whirling, is evident from the Atoms or Motes in the Sun.
Instead he's playing to the girl's movements, creating an intricate pulsation of beats and cycles, hypnotized by every twirl and gyration.

See Also

Nearby Definitions
8-letter Words Starting With
Find Definitions
go
Word Tools Finders & Helpers Apps More Synonyms
Copyright WordHippo © 2024