Definitions For Circumgyrate

Verb

circumgyrat (intransitive) To move around something. : Synonym: orbit (transitive) To cause to move around something; to cause to orbit. (intransitive) To turn in a circle around an axis or fixed point. : Synonym: revolve, rotate, spin (transitive) To cause to turn in a circle around an axis or fixed point. : Synonym: rotate, spin (intransitive) To make circuits (around an area or space). (intransitive) To be formed into a bent or curved shape (around something). (transitive) To form into a bend, bent or curved shape. : Synonym: contort, twine, twist, wreathe

Related terms

circumgyration circumgyratory

References

Alternative forms

circumgyre {{qualifier, obsolete}}

Etymology

borrowed from {{bor + en + ml. + circumgȳrō}};l. quicherat and a. daveluy, dictionnaire latin-français, paris: hachette, 46th edition, 1910, p.{{nbsp}}236. equivalent to circum + gyrate