gyration
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- gyrational adjective
Etymology
Origin of gyration
First recorded in 1605–15, gyration is from the Late Latin word gȳrātiōn- (stem of gȳrātiō ). See gyrate, -ion
Example Sentences
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It wasn’t enough to offset the severe pullback in federal government spending, nor some of the effects of trade gyrations.
From Barron's
Last week’s gyrations may or may not mark a true turning point, but stocks look primed for a shift from what’s worked lately to what hasn’t.
What if, and bear with me here, the wild gyrations in gold and silver prices are actually telling us something?
The Bank of Japan’s first meeting of the year took place against a dramatic backdrop of bond market gyrations, worries about government policies and a volatile yen.
Not surprisingly, given that none of these theories supports a solid coincident indicator for gold’s gyrations, they all fail as leading indicators as well.
From MarketWatch
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