noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of spinning or whirling. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

circulationfull circlegyrationpivotingreelingrevolution

Etymology

Compare Latin tirbinatio (“a pointing in the form of a cone”). See turbinate.

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