Gyrator
[verb jahy-reyt, jahy-reyt; adjective jahy-reyt] /verb ˈdʒaɪ reɪt, dʒaɪˈreɪt; adjective ˈdʒaɪ reɪt/
verb (used without object), gyrated, gyrating.
1.
to move in a circle or spiral, or around a fixed point; whirl.
adjective
2.
Zoology. having convolutions.
/dʒaɪˈreɪtə/
noun
1.
an electronic circuit that inverts the impedance
verb (dʒɪˈreɪt; dʒaɪ-)
1.
(intransitive) to rotate or spiral, esp about a fixed point or axis
adjective (ˈdʒaɪrɪt; -reɪt)
2.
(biology) curved or coiled into a circle; circinate
v.
1822 (implied in gyrated), back-formation from gyration. Related: Gyrated; gyrating.
gyrate gy·rate (jī’rāt’)
v. gy·rat·ed, gy·rat·ing, gy·rates
adj.
In rings; coiled or convoluted.gy·ra’tion n.
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