gyration (n.)

  1. a single complete turn (axial or orbital); the plane made three rotations before it crashed; the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year

    [ Syn: rotation , revolution ]

  2. the act of rotating in a circle or spiral

    [ Syn: whirling ]

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