Gyration

noun

/dʒaɪˈɹeɪʃən/

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounThe act of turning or whirling, as around a fixed center; a circular or spiral motion; motion about an axis; rotation; revolution.

2.nounOne of the whorls of a spiral univalve shell.

3.nounAppropriate arrangement of convolutions of gyri in the cerebral cortex.

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