| 释义 |
gy·ra·tion
\jīˈrāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French gyration, giration, from Late Latin gyration-, gyratio, from gyratus (past participle) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act or an instance of rotation in a circle or spiral : turning, whirling, revolution
2. : something that resembles gyration
< the first gyrations of wishful thinking about the crash — Leo Gurko >
3. : the pattern of convolutions of the brain
4. : one of the whorls of a spiral shell
• gy·ra·tion·al \-shənəl, -shnəl\ adjective |