Defenition of the word gyration
Defenition of the word gyration
the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
a complete turn; "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"
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"
a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
Synonyms for the word gyration
revolution
roll
rotation
whirling
Hyponyms for the word gyration
axial motion
axial rotation
clockwise rotation
counterclockwise rotation
dextrorotation
levorotation
orbital motion
orbital rotation
roll
spin
Hypernyms for the word gyration
rotary motion
rotation
turn
turning
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clement iii
Italian antipope from 1080 to 1100 who was installed as pope by the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV who consistently opposed efforts at papal reform (died in 1100)
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