CIRCUMGYRATION


Meaning of CIRCUMGYRATION in English

| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun

( -s )

Etymology: Late Latin circumgyrat us (past participle of circumgyrare to turn around, from Latin circum- + gyrare to turn) + English -ion — more at gyrate

1. : gyration

2. : movement in a circular course

Aristotle's view that all the heavenly bodies … move in circular orbits in which each circumgyration is an exact repetition of every one that has preceded it — A.J.Toynbee

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