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gy·rate (j

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intr.v. gy·rat·ed, gy·rat·ing, gy·rates

1. To revolve around a fixed point or axis.

2. To move in spiral or spirallike course. See Synonyms at turn.

3. To oscillate or vary, especially in a repetitious pattern: Stock prices gyrated around last week's high.

adj. Biology

In rings; coiled or convoluted.

[Late Latin grre, grt-, from Latin grus, circle; see gyre.]

gyrator n.

gyrator [dʒaɪˈreɪtə]

(Engineering / Electrical Engineering) an electronic circuit that inverts the impedance

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