circumgyrationn.

/ˌsəːkəmdʒʌɪˈreɪʃən/

Forms: Also circumgiration.

Etymology: noun of action < circumgyrate v.: see -ation suffix.

a. The act of turning round as a wheel; rotation, revolution on an axis.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > revolution or rotation > [noun] > rotation as a wheel

turna1325

weltering1423

wheeling1483

circumduction1578

revolution1592

circumgyration1603

circumrotation1656

wheelerya1845

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1198 A certaine turbulent and irregular circumgiration.

1625 N. Carpenter Geogr. Delineated i. iv. 75 This circumgyration of the Earth causeth the rising and setting of the Sunne.

1794–6 E. Darwin Zoonomia (1801) I. 336 The apparent circumgyration of objects on ceasing to revolve.

a1845 R. H. Barham Jerry Jarvis's Wig in Ingoldsby Legends (1847) 3rd Ser. 308 Joseph Washford inserted his wrists into the corresponding orifices of the tattered garment, and with a steadiness of circumgyration..swung it horitontally over his ears, and settled himself into it.

b. Giddiness, vertigo. ? Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Circumgyration..a turning or wheeling round about, a dizziness. Howell in Lustra Ludovici [1646].

1881 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Circumgyration..Also, a term for giddiness.

a. Moving in a circular or circuitous course; circling, wheeling, turning about, travelling round.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement in circle or curve > [noun] > movement in circle

umganga1300

umganginga1340

circlingc1440

compassing1530

circuition1533

circulation1535

round1539

circumgyration1606

rounding1612

circuling1647

circuiting1659

circumagitation1660

circuity1770

ringing1868

milling1874

circumfluence1881

ring-a-ring1922

mill1961

1606 T. Dekker Newes from Hell sig. G3^v Acheron, (after many circumgirations) falles into the Stigian Lake.

1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. iii. 159 Magnetical Bodies, whose exspirations..return in Circumgyrations to their Bodies again.

1857 T. De Quincey Secret Societies (rev. ed.) in Select. Grave & Gay VII. 270 After endless circumgyrations, never nearer to any opening.

†b. Circuit. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [noun] > circularity > a circle > circumference > measure of

umganga1300

compass1526

circumference1555

circumgyration1651

1651 J. Howell S.P.Q.V. 30 Zant..hath about 60 miles in circumgyration.

3. figurative.

ΚΠ

1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa ii. i. 117 No Rhetorical flourishes, no circumgiration of words.

1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvii. ii. 523 A total circumgyration, summerset, or tumble heels-over-head in the Political relations of Europe.

1879 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times II. 207 Harley once described a famous speech as ‘a circumgyration of incoherent words’.

4. Convolution, contortion.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > writhing or twisting movement > [noun]

throwingOE

wringinga1375

twining1398

wrenching1398

wresting1398

writhing?a1400

wrying1566

wreathing1571

convolution1597

twinding1602

contortion1611

distorquement1628

distortion1718

twisting1725

quirling1754

circumgyration1843

1843 J. J. G. Wilkinson tr. E. Swedenborg Animal Kingdom I. v. 168 The circumgyration of the intestines is apparently so erratic and confused.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	circumgyration
释义	circumgyrationn. /ˌsəːkəmdʒʌɪˈreɪʃən/ Forms: Also circumgiration. Etymology: noun of action < circumgyrate v.: see -ation suffix. 1. a. The act of turning round as a wheel; rotation, revolution on an axis. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > revolution or rotation > [noun] > rotation as a wheel turna1325 weltering1423 wheeling1483 circumduction1578 revolution1592 circumgyration1603 circumrotation1656 wheelerya1845 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1198 A certaine turbulent and irregular circumgiration. 1625 N. Carpenter Geogr. Delineated i. iv. 75 This circumgyration of the Earth causeth the rising and setting of the Sunne. 1794–6 E. Darwin Zoonomia (1801) I. 336 The apparent circumgyration of objects on ceasing to revolve. a1845 R. H. Barham Jerry Jarvis's Wig in Ingoldsby Legends (1847) 3rd Ser. 308 Joseph Washford inserted his wrists into the corresponding orifices of the tattered garment, and with a steadiness of circumgyration..swung it horitontally over his ears, and settled himself into it. b. Giddiness, vertigo. ? Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Circumgyration..a turning or wheeling round about, a dizziness. Howell in Lustra Ludovici [1646]. 1881 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Circumgyration..Also, a term for giddiness. 2. a. Moving in a circular or circuitous course; circling, wheeling, turning about, travelling round. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement in circle or curve > [noun] > movement in circle umganga1300 umganginga1340 circlingc1440 compassing1530 circuition1533 circulation1535 round1539 circumgyration1606 rounding1612 circuling1647 circuiting1659 circumagitation1660 circuity1770 ringing1868 milling1874 circumfluence1881 ring-a-ring1922 mill1961 1606 T. Dekker Newes from Hell sig. G3^v Acheron, (after many circumgirations) falles into the Stigian Lake. 1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. iii. 159 Magnetical Bodies, whose exspirations..return in Circumgyrations to their Bodies again. 1857 T. De Quincey Secret Societies (rev. ed.) in Select. Grave & Gay VII. 270 After endless circumgyrations, never nearer to any opening. †b. Circuit. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [noun] > circularity > a circle > circumference > measure of umganga1300 compass1526 circumference1555 circumgyration1651 1651 J. Howell S.P.Q.V. 30 Zant..hath about 60 miles in circumgyration. 3. figurative. ΚΠ 1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa ii. i. 117 No Rhetorical flourishes, no circumgiration of words. 1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvii. ii. 523 A total circumgyration, summerset, or tumble heels-over-head in the Political relations of Europe. 1879 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times II. 207 Harley once described a famous speech as ‘a circumgyration of incoherent words’. 4. Convolution, contortion. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > writhing or twisting movement > [noun] throwingOE wringinga1375 twining1398 wrenching1398 wresting1398 writhing?a1400 wrying1566 wreathing1571 convolution1597 twinding1602 contortion1611 distorquement1628 distortion1718 twisting1725 quirling1754 circumgyration1843 1843 J. J. G. Wilkinson tr. E. Swedenborg Animal Kingdom I. v. 168 The circumgyration of the intestines is apparently so erratic and confused. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1603
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