gyratory
Moving in circles
Gyratory means moving in a circle or spiral, or capable of such movement: the gyratory motion of a washing machine, a gyratory crusher.
The word appears most often in technical contexts—engineering, anatomy, traffic design.
A gyratory is a type of roundabout intersection where traffic flows in one direction around a central island.
Turn around center
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- twirlRotate rapidly, often playfully
- swivelRotating connection point
- pivotPoint of rotation
orbit · spiral · helix · coil · circumvolution · axis · centrifugal · momentum
Circular junction for traffic
- junctionPoint where things meet
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- circleCurved closed shape
- flowUnbroken forward movement
lanes · signage · yield · bypass · one-way · circulation · orbital · interchange
Dance in three-quarter time
- twirlRotate rapidly, often playfully
- pirouetteBallet turn on one foot
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- whirlRotate very quickly
dervish · ballet · ballroom · choreography · partner · turn · revolving
revolve
Turn around center
pivot · orbit · spiral · helix · coil · circumvolution · axis · centrifugal · momentum · tumble
roundabout
Circular junction for traffic
- junctionPoint where things meet
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- circleCurved closed shape
flow · lanes · signage · yield · bypass · one-way · circulation · orbital · interchange
waltz
Dance in three-quarter time
whirl · dervish · ballet · ballroom · choreography · partner · turn · revolving
whirlpool
Rotating water formation
- tornadoViolent rotating windstorm
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- maelstromViolent whirlpool or upheaval
eddy · swirl · twister · funnel · vortex · whorl · centrifuge · suction · waterspout · spiraling
rotor
Spinning mechanical assembly
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- bearingsAwareness of one's position
- gearboxEnclosed system of cogs
torque · centrifuge · spindle · flywheel · crankshaft · camshaft · drum · cylinder · actuator · servomechanism
gyratorylinear
Arranged in straight succession
straight · rectilinear · direct · unidirectional · straightforward
gyratorystill
Unmoving, or continuing
stationary · motionless · static · immobile · fixed