gyration

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  1. noun The act of gyrating.
  2. noun Circular or spiral motion.
  3. noun An oscillation or varying between states: "increased volatility and unprecedented gyrations in interest rates” (Jack Egan).

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  • The current "gyration" is already down 48\% since May. —  Latest Articles
  • The stock market was in the middle of another spectacular gyration - up more than 500 points one day after dropping more than 400 - and President Bush had come to calm Wall Street, urging world leaders not to over-regulate free markets. —  Latest News
  • The gyration (wobble) of the North Pole and the South Pole is expected to be different from each other. —  Sound Politics
  • As the velvet-smooth singer blend crisp vocals with subtle gyration, the screams were all but deafening as the ladies indicated in no uncertain manner that they were having a great time. versatile stints —  Jamaica Gleaner Online
  • The RMSDs and radii of gyration were calculated as described by McLachlan and Allen MP The electrostatic interaction energies between residues of the NAC region and the ligands were calculated using two approaches which use the RESP atomic charges —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
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  1. from Middle Latin gyratio(n-), from Latin gyrare, gyrate: see gyrate.
 

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