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gyration
Overview of noun gyration
The noun gyration has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) rotation, revolution, gyration -- (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")
2. gyration, whirling -- (the act of rotating in a circle or spiral)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gyration
2 senses of gyration
Sense 1
rotation, revolution, gyration
=> turning, turn
=> movement, motion
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
gyration, whirling
=> rotation, rotary motion
=> motion, movement, move, motility
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun gyration
1 of 2 senses of gyration
Sense 1
rotation, revolution, gyration
=> dextrorotation, clockwise rotation
=> levorotation, counterclockwise rotation
=> axial rotation, axial motion, roll
=> orbital rotation, orbital motion
=> spin
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gyration
2 senses of gyration
Sense 1
rotation, revolution, gyration
=> turning, turn
Sense 2
gyration, whirling
=> rotation, rotary motion
Antonyms of noun gyration
Member Holonyms of noun gyration
Substance Holonyms of noun gyration
Part Holonyms of noun gyration
Member Meronyms of noun gyration
Substance Meronyms of noun gyration
Part Meronyms of noun gyration
Meronyms of noun gyration
Holonyms of noun gyration
Attributes of noun gyration
Derived Forms of noun gyration
2 senses of gyration
Sense 1
rotation, revolution, gyration
RELATED TO>(verb) gyrate#2
=> spin, spin around, whirl, reel, gyrate
Sense 2
gyration, whirling
RELATED TO>(verb) gyrate#2
=> spin, spin around, whirl, reel, gyrate
RELATED TO>(verb) gyrate#1
=> gyrate, spiral, coil
Domain of noun gyration
Domain Terms of noun gyration
Familiarity of noun gyration
gyration used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun gyration
2 senses of gyration
Sense 1
rotation, revolution, gyration
> turning, turn
=> reversal, turn around
=> yaw, swerve
=> rotation, revolution, gyration
=> return, coming back
=> volution
Sense 2
gyration, whirling
> rotation, rotary motion
=> circumvolution
=> feather, feathering
=> gyration, whirling
=> pivot
=> pronation
=> spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl
=> spiral
=> supination
=> twist, turn
=> wind, winding, twist
=> turnout
Meronyms of noun gyration
2 senses of gyration
Holonyms of noun gyration
Grep of noun gyration
gyration
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