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Example sentences for "gyratory"

Lexicographically close words:
gyrate; gyrated; gyrating; gyration; gyrations; gyre; gyrfalcon; gyri; gyro; gyros
  1. As we shall see when we come to the spiral nebulæ, gyratory movements are exceedingly prevalent throughout the universe, and the structure of the Milky Way is everywhere suggestive of them.

  2. As the edge of the disk rises across the face of inlet port the water entering the chamber bears against the under side of the disk, continuing the gyratory motion.

  3. A measured amount of water flows through the chamber at each gyratory oscillation of the disk.

  4. The lateral inward and upward currents, are accompanied, after they meet and unite, or seem to unite, by gyratory or circular ones.

  5. He found them revolving like ours, and hence inferred the truth of the gyratory theory in relation to all winds.

  6. Two motions are usually visible, one ascending one near the earth and in the middle, and a gyratory one around the other.

  7. Nebulae which assume a regular, for instance, a circular or oval shape, with whatever variation of luminous density from the inner to the outer parts, may have a form of equilibrium, if their parts have a proper gyratory motion.

  8. Let us then go on to the cases in which we have proof of such gyratory motions in the stars; for such are not wanting.

  9. Thus, very probably, they will have more than once seen the camphor remain immovable when placed in vessels in which they had hoped to be able to see it undergo its gyratory and other motions.

  10. The action of the water had given these bowlders a gyratory motion, which gradually wore away the rock underneath until round holes were formed to the size and depth heretofore mentioned.

  11. When a tornado passes from land to water it becomes a waterspout only when the cloud-funnel hangs low enough and the gyratory energy is sufficiently great.

  12. Brinton and others that the Swastika is derived from the cross and not from the wheel, that the bent arms do not represent rotary or gyratory motion, and that it had no association with, or relation to, the circle.

  13. The bent arms contain no innate evidence (even though they should be held to represent rotary or gyratory motion) representing the sun or sun gods.

  14. There was no help for it; they could do nothing to arrest the gyratory movement of the raft; it turned round with dizzying rapidity, and drifted out of its course.

  15. I'm frightened," I whispered, as I bowed my head on my hand, clutching his arm.

  16. It advanced revolving with frightful rapidity, collected at its centre a liquid column, and by a powerful attraction, caused by its gyratory motion, drew towards it all the surrounding currents of air.

  17. They were forced to be passive; there was no means of preventing this gyratory motion.

  18. And so, in chatting and thinking and waiting for the engineer, Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans walked about beneath the forest of screws, whose gyratory movement gave their arms the appearance of semi-diaphanous disks.

  19. Fortunately the gyratory movement of the water was opposite to that of the suspensory screws, otherwise the aeronef would have been hurled into the sea.

  20. Without the prodigious coolness of the engineer, who reversed the gyratory motion of the fore propeller and converted it into a suspensory screw, the men of the "Albatross" would all have been asphyxiated by the fall.


  21. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "gyratory" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    ascending; axial; back; backward; cyclonic; descending; downward; drifting; flowing; fluent; flying; going; mounting; passing; plunging; progressive; refluent; regressive; retrogressive; rising; rotary; running; rushing; sideward; sinking; soaring; streaming; upward; vortical