gyration

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Synonyms: oration, duration, curation, juration, miration, ration, gyrating, moration, hydration, aration, gyrations

Antonyms: oration, duration, curation, juration, miration, ration, gyrating, moration, hydration, aration, gyrations

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|also|figuratively}} The [[act#Noun|act]] of [[turning#Noun|turning]] or [[whirling#Noun|whirling]], especially around a [[fixed#Adjective|fixed]] [[axis]] or [[centre#Noun|centre]]; a [[circular#Adjective|circular]] or [[spiral#Adjective|spiral]] [[motion#Noun|motion]]; [[rotation]].
2. {{lb|en|conchology|countable}} One of the [[whorl#Noun|whorls]] of a spiral [[univalve#Adjective|univalve]] [[shell#Noun|shell]].
3. {{lb|en|neurology}} The [[arrangement]] of [[convolution]]s of [[gyrus|gyri]] in the [[cerebral cortex]] of the [[brain#Noun|brain]].

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