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gyrate
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gy·rate (jrt)
v.
1. To revolve around a fixed point or axis.
2. To revolve in or as if in a circle or spiral.
adj.
In rings; coiled or convoluted.
gy·ration n.
gyrate
convoluted; ring- or spiral-shaped.
gyrate atrophy
atrophy of the choroid and retina; an inherited, progressive disease causing blindness in humans, caused by a deficiency of ornithine-δ-aminotransferase. Has been reported in a cat.


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Basically, it's a squat, cylindrical bob suspended from a hollow copper tube that slowly gyrates back and forth.
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