gyration

gy·ra·tion

noun \jī-ˈrā-shən\

Definition of GYRATION

1

: an act or instance of gyrating

2

: something (as a coil of a shell) that is gyrate

— gy·ra·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-n^əl\ adjective

Examples of GYRATION

1. <dizzy from the spirally gyrations of the roller coaster>

First Known Use of GYRATION

1615

Related to GYRATION

Synonyms

spin, pirouette, reel, revolution, roll, rotation, twirl, wheel, whirl

Related Words

circuit, circulation, ring, round; coil, curl, curve, spiral, twist, whorl; circle, orbit; eddy, swirl

Rhymes with GYRATION

aeration, Alsatian, carnation, castration, causation, cessation, cetacean, citation, Claymation, cognation, collation, conflation, C ration, creation, cremation, crenation, Croatian, crustacean, dalmatian, damnation, deflation, delation, dictation, dilation, donation, earth station, elation, Eurasian, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, formation, foundation, frustration, gas station, gestation, gradation, gustation, guttation, hydration, inflation, lactation, legation, libation, location, lunation, lustration, luxation, migration, mutation, narration, negation, notation, oblation, oration, outstation, ovation, palmation, palpation, plantation, potation, predation, privation, probation, pronation, proration, prostration, pulsation, punctation, pupation, purgation, relation, rogation, rotation, salvation, sedation, sensation, serration, space station, stagflation, stagnation, starvation, striation, substation, summation, tarnation, taxation, temptation, translation, truncation, vacation, vexation, vibration, vocation, way station, workstation

gy·ra·tion

noun \jī-ˈrā-shən\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of GYRATION

: the pattern of convolutions of the brain