Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

circumgyratory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cir-cum-gy-ra-to-ry
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Moving in a circle; turning round.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"The cider-making of New England is far more picturesque; the great heap of golden or rosy apples under the trees, and the cider-mill worked by a circumgiratory horse, and all agush with sweet juice."

Etymology

From circum- + gyratory.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: circum

Usage

Archaic

Questions

What does circumgyratory mean?: Moving in a circle; turning round.
Where does circumgyratory come from?: From circum- + gyratory.

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