gyrousadj.
/ˈdʒʌɪərəs/ rare.
Circular, spiral.
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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
the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [adjective] > spiral or helical > spiral
spirala1639
gyrous1688
planorbiform1856
planorboid1856
pinwheel1887
1688 J. Clayton Let. 12 May in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) (1693) 17 789 As they pass along with their gyrous or circular Motion, they carry aloft the drie Leaves into the Air.
1800 J. Hurdis Favorite Village iv. 186 The tyrant soaring in the clouds above With gyrous scrutiny the furze-clad hill Closely surveying.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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