gyration vs rotation

gyration

noun
  • The act of turning or whirling, especially around a fixed axis or centre; a circular or spiral motion; rotation. 

  • The arrangement of convolutions of gyri in the cerebral cortex of the brain. 

  • One of the whorls of a spiral univalve shell. 

  • A rotation around an axis which is not the centre of rotational symmetry; an eccentric or off-centre rotation. 

rotation

noun
  • The act of turning around a centre or an axis. 

  • The step during takeoff when the pilot commands the vehicle to lift the nose wheel off the ground during the takeoff roll. (see also: V2) 

  • A regular variation in a sequence, such as to even-out wear, or people taking turns in a task; a duty roster. 

  • A single complete cycle around a centre or an axis. 

  • An operation on a metric space that is a continuous isometry and fixes at least one point. 

  • The set of starting pitchers of a team. 

  • Repeated play on a radio station, etc. 

  • The earth's rotation about its axis is responsible for its being slightly oblate rather than a sphere. 

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