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/juy"reuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/, adj.moving in a circle or spiral; gyrating.[1810-20; GYRAT(ION) + -ORY1]
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Gyratory — Gy ra*to*ry (j[imac] r[.a]*t[ o]*r[y^]), a. Moving in a circle, or spirally; revolving; whirling around. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gyratory — adjective see gyrate II … New Collegiate Dictionary
gyratory — adj. [L. gyrare, to turn about] Moving in a circle; circular or rotary motion … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
gyratory — adjective /ˌdʒaɪˈɹeɪt.ə(ɹ).i/ Moving in a circle, or spirally; revolving; whirling around … Wiktionary
gyratory — gy·ra·to·ry || dÊ’aɪərÉ™tÉ”rɪ / trɪ adj. moving spirally, moving in a circle; revolving; turning; whirling around … English contemporary dictionary
gyratory — [dʒʌɪ reɪt(ə)ri, dʒʌɪrət ] adjective of or involving circular or spiral motion. noun (plural gyratories) a traffic system requiring the circular movement of traffic … English new terms dictionary
gyratory — gy·ra·to·ry … English syllables
gyratory — /dʒaɪˈreɪtəri/ (say juy raytuhree), /ˈdʒaɪrətri/ (say juyruhtree) adjective moving in a circle or spiral; gyrating …
gyratory — ˈjīrəˌtōrē, tȯr , ri adjective Etymology: gyration + ory 1. : moving in a circle or spiral : revolving 2. Britain : rotary used of a system of traffic control … Useful english dictionary
gyratory crusher — noun a machine for crushing raw material; consists of two vertical cones that are moved by a cam material is progressively crushed and falls out of the bottom … Wiktionary
