circumgyratoryadj.
/səːkəmˈdʒʌɪrətəri/ Marked by circumgyration, circumgyrating.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement in circle or curve > [adjective] > moving in circle
circularc1450
round1565
circumfluent1583
circling1599
circumferential1610
circumferent1620
circulating1632
compassing1638
circuline1647
circumambient1648
ambient1655
surrounding1657
gyrous1688
rounding1708
whirl-about1786
circumgyratory1835
gyrant1844
circuiting1886
roundwisea1930
1835 E. A. Poe Hans Pfaall in Wks. (1864) I. 5 During his circumgyratory movements.
1860 N. Hawthorne Marble Faun II. v. 61 The creaking cider-mill, set in motion by a circumgyratory horse.
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