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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieskreisförmig
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈkʁaɪ̯sˌfœʁmɪç
"Die Maschine hat eine kreisförmige Bewegung."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Causing, involving, or characterized by circular or rotational motion.
"The complex featured a giratory system designed to optimize traffic flow."
- 1
A roundabout or traffic circle.
"Drivers must yield to traffic already circulating within the giratory."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin giratorius, originating from the verb gyrare (to turn in a circle), which stems from the Greek gyros (ring or circle). The term entered the English language in the early 19th century to describe rotational or circular movement.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Giratory" is said worldwide
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giratoire
Transliteration: ʒi.ʁa.twaʁ
"Prenez la prochaine sortie sur le giratoire."
kreisförmig
Transliteration: ˈkʁaɪ̯sˌfœʁmɪç
"Die Maschine hat eine kreisförmige Bewegung."
giratorio
Transliteration: dʒi.raˈtɔ.rjo
"Il traffico scorre lungo il sistema giratorio."
giratorio
Transliteration: xi.ɾaˈto.ɾjo
"El edificio cuenta con una plataforma giratoria."
giratório
Transliteration: ʒi.ɾaˈtɔ.ɾju
"O tráfego flui ao redor da rotatória."
चक्रাকার
Transliteration: chakrakar
"यह यंत्र चक्रাকার गति से चलता है।"
回转的
Transliteration: huízhuǎn de
"这座建筑采用了回转的设计结构。"
선회의
Transliteration: seonhoeui
"그 도로는 복잡한 선회 교차로를 가지고 있습니다."
旋回性の
Transliteration: senkai-sei no
"その機構は旋回性の動きを利用しています。"
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