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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesgiratório
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʒi.ɾaˈtɔ.ɾju
"O tráfego flui melhor através do sistema giratório."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Consisting of, characterized by, or moving in a circle or spiral; rotating.
"The city planner designed a gyratory traffic system to improve vehicle flow at the busy intersection."
- 1
A roundabout or traffic circle designed for the continuous flow of vehicular traffic.
"Drivers must yield to traffic already circulating within the central gyratory."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin 'gyrat- (past participial stem of gyrare to turn around)', tracing back to the Greek 'gyros' meaning ring or circle. It entered the English language in the early 19th century to describe rotational or circular motion.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gyratory" is said worldwide
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kreiselförmig
Transliteration: ˈkʁaɪ̯zl̩ˌfœʁmɪç
"Die kreiselförmige Verkehrsführung reduziert Unfälle."
giratoire
Transliteration: ʒi.ʁa.twaʁ
"Le système giratoire permet de fluidifier la circulation."
giratorio
Transliteration: dʒi.raˈtɔ.rjo
"Il sistema viario giratorio regola il traffico urbano."
giratorio
Transliteration: xi.ɾaˈto.ɾjo
"La rotonda es un sistema gyratorio eficiente para los vehículos."
giratório
Transliteration: ʒi.ɾaˈtɔ.ɾju
"O tráfego flui melhor através do sistema giratório."
वृत्ताकार
Transliteration: vrittakaar
"यह वृत्ताकार यातायात प्रणाली बहुत प्रभावी है।"
回转的
Transliteration: huízhuǎn de
"该设计采用了一个回转交通系统。"
회전하는
Transliteration: hoejeonhaneun
"이 회전하는 교통 체계는 정체를 줄여줍니다."
旋回の
Transliteration: senkai no
"その旋回式の交通システムは混雑を緩和します。"
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