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gyration

[jahy-rey-shuhn] / dʒaɪˈreɪ ʃən /


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“But with every single gyration of the market, she was very uneasy seeing her account go down,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 13, 2025

Radius of gyration, coefficient of restitution and other obscure forces cause tethered pins to fly around differently than their free-fall counterparts.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2023

Our love for gyration is evidenced by the enduring popularity of playground merry-go-rounds and revolving park rides, and the irresistible draw of somersaulting down a hill.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2023

Find the radii of gyration with respect to the x-axis, the y-axis, and the origin.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

Some way off there was a little gyration of activity.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman