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Gyrate

Gy′rate

(jī′rā̍t)
,
Adj.
[L.
gyratus
made in a circular form, p. p. of
gyrare
.]
Winding or coiled round; curved into a circle; taking a circular course.

Gy′rate

(jī′rāt)
,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Gyrated
(jī′rā̍-tĕd)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Gyrating
.]
[L.
gyratus
, p. p. of
gyrare
to gyrate. See
Gyre
,
Noun.
]
To revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado; to revolve.

Definition 2024


gyrate

gyrate

English

Verb

gyrate (third-person singular simple present gyrates, present participle gyrating, simple past and past participle gyrated)

  1. To revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado; to revolve.

Translations

Adjective

gyrate (comparative more gyrate, superlative most gyrate)

  1. (biology) Having coils or convolutions

Translations


Latin

Verb

gȳrāte

  1. first-person plural present active imperative of gȳrō