gyration

  • 81gyrate — verb move in a circle or spiral. ↘dance by gyrating the hips suggestively. Derivatives gyration noun gyrator noun Origin C19 (earlier (C17) as gyration): from L. gyrat , gyrare revolve , from Gk guros a ring …

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  • 82suē̯ (̆ i)- —     suē̯ (̆ i)     English meaning: to bend, turn, swing     Deutsche Übersetzung: “biegen, drehen, schwingen”     Note: (see also seu and su̯eng “bend”)     Material: Gk. σῑμός “aufwärts bent, curved, stumpfnasig, spöttisch” (in addition σικχός… …

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  • 83u̯el-7, u̯elǝ-, u̯lē- —     u̯el 7, u̯elǝ , u̯lē     English meaning: to turn, wind; round, etc..     Deutsche Übersetzung: “drehen, winden, wälzen”     Note: extended u̯el(e)u , u̯l̥ ne u , u̯(e)lei (diese also “umwinden, einwickeln = einhũllen”)     Material: A.… …

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  • 84u̯er-3: D. u̯er-g- (*su̯ergʷ-) —     u̯er 3: D. u̯er g (*su̯ergʷ )     English meaning: to turn     Deutsche Übersetzung: “drehen”     Material: O.Ind. vr̥ṇákti, várjati “wendet, dreht”, vr̥jiná “crooked, ränkevoll” (rather with gforms to vr̥nōti “wehrt”, s. u̯er… …

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  • 85whirling — noun the act of rotating in a circle or spiral • Syn: ↑gyration • Derivationally related forms: ↑whirl, ↑gyrate (for: ↑gyration) • Hypernyms: ↑rotation, ↑ …

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  • 86Center — Cen ter, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which a circle is described, fr. ? to prick, goad.] 1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the middle point …

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  • 87Center of a curve — Center Cen ter, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which a circle is described, fr. ? to prick, goad.] 1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the… …

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  • 88Center of a fleet — Center Cen ter, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which a circle is described, fr. ? to prick, goad.] 1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the… …

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  • 89Center of a surface — Center Cen ter, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which a circle is described, fr. ? to prick, goad.] 1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the… …

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  • 90Center of an army — Center Cen ter, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which a circle is described, fr. ? to prick, goad.] 1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the… …

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