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Noun: gyrator  'jI,rey-tu(r) [N. Amer], jI'rey-tu(r) [Brit]
  1. Anything that gyrates
    "The spinning top acted as a gyrator on the table"
     
  2. (physics) an electric circuit that introduces a phase shift of 180 in one direction, but none in the opposite direction
    "The gyrator was used to simulate inductance in the circuit design"

Derived forms: gyrators

Encyclopedia: Gyrator