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Gyration
– definition :
- (noun)
- the act of rotating in a circle or spiral (context:act)
- a single complete turn (axial or orbital) (context:event)
– Sample : “gyration”
- the plane made three rotations before it crashed
- the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year
Gyromitra fastigiata
– definition :
- (noun)
- a lorchel with deep brownish red fertile part and white stalk (context:plant)
Gyre
– definition :
- (noun)
- a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) (context:shape)
Gyromitra gigas
– definition :
- (noun)
- a gyromitra with a large irregular stalk and fertile part that is yellow to brown and wrinkled; has early fruiting time (context:plant)
Gyrfalcon
– definition :
- (noun)
- large and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color phases (context:animal)
Gyromitra infula
– definition :
- (noun)
- a poisonous fungus; saddle-shaped and dull yellow to brown fertile part is relatively even (context:plant)
Gyrinidae
– definition :
- (noun)
- whirligig beetles (context:animal)
Gyromitra sphaerospora
– definition :
- (noun)
- a gyromitra with a brown puffed up fertile part and a rosy pink fluted stalk and smooth round spores; found on hardwood slash east of the Great Plains (context:plant)
Gyro
– definition :
- (noun)
- rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction (context:artifact)
- a Greek sandwich: sliced roast lamb with onion and tomato stuffed into pita bread (context:food)
Gyro horizon
– definition :
- (noun)
- a navigational instrument based on a gyroscope; it artificially provides a simulated horizon for the pilot (context:artifact)
