ROGET'S THESAURUS OF ENGLISH WORDS AND PHRASES ...

wind, circulate, meander; whisk, twirl; twist &c (convolution) 248; make a detour &c
(circuit) 629.
Adj. turning &c v.; circuitous; circumforaneous † , circumfluent † .
Adv. round about.
312. [Motion in a continued circle.] Rotation -- N. rotation, revolution, spinning,
gyration, turning about an axis, turning aound an axis, circulation, roll; circumrotation † ,
circumvolution, circumgyration † ; volutation † , circination † , turbination † , pirouette,
convolution.
verticity † , whir, whirl, eddy, vortex, whirlpool, gurge † ; countercurrent; Maelstrom,
Charybdis; Ixion.
[rotating air] cyclone; tornado, whirlwind; dust devil.
[rotation of an automobile] spin-out.
axis, axis of rotation, swivel, pivot, pivot point; axle, spindle, pin, hinge, pole, arbor,
bobbin, mandrel; axle shaft; gymbal; hub, hub of rotation.
[rotation and translation together] helix, helical motion.
[measure of rotation] angular momentum, angular velocity; revolutions per minute,
RPM.
[result of rotation] centrifugal force; surge; vertigo, dizzy round; coriolus force.
[things that go around] carousel, merry-go-round; Ferris wheel; top, dreidel † ,
teetotum; gyroscope; turntable, lazy suzan; screw, whirligig, rollingstone † , water wheel,
windmill; wheel, pulley wheel, roulette wheel, potter's wheel, pinwheel, gear; roller;
flywheel; jack; caster; centrifuge, ultracentrifuge, bench centrifuge, refrigerated
centrifuge, gas centrifuge, microfuge; drill, augur, oil rig; wagon wheel, wheel, tire, tyre
[Brit.].
[Science of rotary motion] trochilics † .
[person who rotates] whirling dervish.
V. rotate; roll along; revolve, spin; turn round; circumvolve † ; circulate; gyre, gyrate,
wheel, whirl, pirouette; twirl, trundle, troll, bowl.
roll up, furl; wallow, welter; box the compass; spin like a top, spin like a teetotum † .
[of an automobile] spin out.
Adj. rotating &c v.; rotary, rotary; circumrotatory † , trochilic † , vertiginous, gyratory;
vortical, vorticose † .
Adv. head over heels, round and round, like a horse in a mill.
313. [Motion in the reverse circle.] Evolution -- N. evolution, unfolding, development;
evolvement; unfoldment; eversion &c (inversion) 218.
V. evolve; unfold, unroll, unwind, uncoil, untwist, unfurl, untwine, unravel; untangle,
disentangle; develop.
Adj. evolving &c v.; evolved &c v..
314. [Reciprocating motion, motion to and fro.] Oscillation -- N. oscillation; vibration,
libration; motion of a pendulum; nutation; undulation; pulsation; pulse.
alternation; coming and going &c v.; ebb and flow, flux and reflux, ups and down.
fluctuation; vacillation &c (irresolution) 605.