What's the difference between gyration and revolution?

Gyration


Definition:

  • (n.) The act of turning or whirling, as around a fixed center; a circular or spiral motion; motion about an axis; rotation; revolution.
  • (n.) One of the whorls of a spiral univalve shell.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Gyrate atrophy is a hereditary chorioretinal degenerative disease caused by a deficiency of the mitochondrial enzyme, ornithine aminotransferase (OAT).
  • (2) Modifications in quaternary structure induced by variation of these physicochemical parameters were followed by means of X-ray and quasi-elastic light-scattering and quantified in terms of weight average molecular weight (M), radius of gyration (Rg) and hydrodynamic radius (Rh).
  • (3) A case of localized chorioretinal atrophy resembling gyrate atrophy of the choroid and retina is presented.
  • (4) The shape parameters of the two rRNAs, volume Vc, surface Oc, radius of gyration Rs, maximum dimension of the molecule L, thickness D, and cross section radius of gyration Rsq, agree within the experimental error limits.
  • (5) A Monte Carlo study of the distribution functions for the end-to-end distance and radius of gyration for hard-sphere models of poly(glycine) and poly(L-alanine) random coils has been conducted in the chain-length range n = 3 to 100 monomer units for both unperturbed chains and chains perturbed by long-range interactions (excluded volume effects).
  • (6) The radius of gyration of the unactivated holoenzyme determined from neutron scattering is 94 A, and its maximum dimension is approximately 275-295 A.
  • (7) The radius of gyration of tetrameric phosphorylase b was determined and found to be in excellent agreement with that of phosphorylase a, but different from that of phosphorylase b reported elsewhere (G. Puchwein, O. Kratky, C. F. Golker and E. Helmreich, Biochemistry 9 (1970) 4691).
  • (8) The mood is fantastic: upbeat, from a crowd of older locals reliving their youth to cool young thangs attracted by Margate’s burgeoning reputation as Dalston-sur-Mer; fiftysomething men in braces and Harringtons, candy-floss-chomping teens… People are picnicking on the fake lawn beside the hair and beauty caravan, children gyrating newly bought hula-hoops to the strains of I’ve Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts.
  • (9) The results of the synchrotron small-angle X-ray scattering measurements showed that radii of gyration which reflect the size and shape of the enzyme were constant at around 38 A irrespective of the presence or absence of the K+ ion.
  • (10) A viscosity study of the PEGs showed them to be randomly coiled polymers, as their radii of gyration were related to the molecular weight by Rg = aM0.55.
  • (11) In the absence of calcium, the calmodulin molecule is shorter, the radius of gyration decreases to 20.6 A, and the maximum vector length decreases to approximately 58 A.
  • (12) The molecular weights of HA and LA pig mucosal heparins were found to be 14,900 and 11,500 and the respective radii of gyration were 40.1 and 33.6 A.
  • (13) Native human Glu-plasminogen (Glu1-Asn791) was previously shown to have a radius of gyration of 39 A and a shape best described by a prolate ellipsoid [Mangel, W. F., Lin, B., & Ramakrishnan, V. (1990) Science 248, 69-73].
  • (14) The radius of gyration and maximum particle dimension of the native enzyme are almost the same as those of the cobalt-enzyme but are shorter and longer, respectively, than those of the apo- and cadmium-enzymes.
  • (15) The hexokinase dimer found in the BI crystal form has a radius of gyration of 42 angstrom calculated from the atomic coordinates.
  • (16) The broadening of the 1H NMR signals is not due to oligomerization of the protein, since small-angle X-ray scattering experiments show that the average radius of gyration of the apo-g32P-(A + B) is 25.0 A and that of the reconstituted Zn(II)-g32P-(A + B) is 31.2 A.
  • (17) Mushroom expansion of the external granular layer occurred at patches producing a gyrating folial pattern rather than parallel ones.
  • (18) A reduction in the radius of gyration by 1-2 A on removal of calcium, previously observed in the native protein, was also found in the wild type and the Des4 mutant; however, no significant size change was observed in the Des2 mutant.
  • (19) According to this extrapolation, the cross-section radii of gyration of such a complex would amount to (R-c)b equals 0.805 plus or minus 0.015 nm and (R-c2)b equals 0.76 plus or minus 0.015 nm for the complex with actinomycin, and to (R-c)b equals 0.77 plus or minus 0.015 nm and (R-c2)b equals 0.75 plus or minus 0.01 nm for the actinomine complex.
  • (20) The ratius of gyration of the hydrocarbon region was 64 A, while that of the polar region was 100 A. consequently, the core of LDL is predominantly occupied by the hydrocarbon chains, while the outer shell is sparsely occupied by protein emerging from the lipid core.

Revolution


Definition:

  • (n.) The act of revolving, or turning round on an axis or a center; the motion of a body round a fixed point or line; rotation; as, the revolution of a wheel, of a top, of the earth on its axis, etc.
  • (n.) Return to a point before occupied, or to a point relatively the same; a rolling back; return; as, revolution in an ellipse or spiral.
  • (n.) The space measured by the regular return of a revolving body; the period made by the regular recurrence of a measure of time, or by a succession of similar events.
  • (n.) The motion of any body, as a planet or satellite, in a curved line or orbit, until it returns to the same point again, or to a point relatively the same; -- designated as the annual, anomalistic, nodical, sidereal, or tropical revolution, according as the point of return or completion has a fixed relation to the year, the anomaly, the nodes, the stars, or the tropics; as, the revolution of the earth about the sun; the revolution of the moon about the earth.
  • (n.) The motion of a point, line, or surface about a point or line as its center or axis, in such a manner that a moving point generates a curve, a moving line a surface (called a surface of revolution), and a moving surface a solid (called a solid of revolution); as, the revolution of a right-angled triangle about one of its sides generates a cone; the revolution of a semicircle about the diameter generates a sphere.
  • (n.) A total or radical change; as, a revolution in one's circumstances or way of living.
  • (n.) A fundamental change in political organization, or in a government or constitution; the overthrow or renunciation of one government, and the substitution of another, by the governed.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The X-ray tube rotates outside the detector array at the rate of one revolution per second.
  • (2) Harati was commander of the Tripoli Brigade during the Libyan revolution.
  • (3) They were preceded by the publication of The Success and Failure of Picasso (1965) and Art and Revolution: Ernst Neizvestny and the Role of the Artist in the USSR (1969); in one, he made a hopeless mess of Picasso’s later career, though he was not alone in this; in the other, he elevated a brave dissident artist beyond his talents.
  • (4) "The government should be doing all it can to put the UK at the forefront of this energy revolution not blowing hot and cold on the issue.
  • (5) Her story is an incredible tale of triumph over tragedy: a tormented childhood during China's Cultural Revolution, detention and forced exile after exposing female infanticide – then glittering success as the head of a major US technology firm.
  • (6) Baroness Jenny Tonge, president of the European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development (EPF), said the Cairo agreement was akin to a "Copernicus revolution".
  • (7) Before we embark on the next steps of the global technological revolution, we must ensure that the most basic of online tools are accessible to all.
  • (8) Thanks to the groundbreaking technology and heavy investment of a new breed of entertainment retailers offering access services, we are witnessing a revolution in the entertainment industry, benefitting consumers, creators and content owners alike.” ERA acts as a forum for the physical and digital retail sectors of music, and represents over 90% of the of the UK’s entertainment retail market.
  • (9) BAML said that it does not expect "revolution" in ITV's strategic announcement next week, more "evolution", but did say that "advertising alone is no longer enough to maximise the value of ITV's audiences".
  • (10) They have had their revolution in America, he explains, while he is still plotting ours.
  • (11) Barack Obama and Hassan Rouhani held the first direct talks between American and Iranian leaders since the 1979 Islamic revolution, exchanging pleasantries in a 15-minute telephone call on Friday that raised the prospect of relief for Tehran from crippling economic sanctions.
  • (12) One in four British homes could be fitted with solar heating equipment and 3,500 wind turbines could be erected across Britain within 12 years as part of a green energy revolution to be proposed by the government next week.
  • (13) But Abul Fotouh, an independent Islamist and Brotherhood renegade, also appeals to many liberals and supporters of the revolution, as well as some Salafists.
  • (14) Describing his blueprint for Parliament 2.0, Bercow says in a speech to the Hansard Society on Wednesday that parliament needs to "reconcile traditional concepts and institutions of representative democracy with the technological revolution witnessed over the past decade or two, which has created both a demand for and an opportunity to establish a digital democracy".
  • (15) In fact, it is possible that the student with life experience could be considered one of the motivating forces that drives the curriculum revolution toward its eventual victory.
  • (16) The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's largest organised political movement, added its voice to the chorus of discontent, accusing Scaf of contradicting 'all human, religious and patriotic values' with their callousness and warning that the revolution that overthrew former president Hosni Mubarak earlier this year was able to rise again.
  • (17) I myself spent years – years – in a terrible kind of politically correct phase where I travelled to Nicaragua and called it “Niquragua” to observe the Sandinista revolution firsthand.
  • (18) "We started the revolution on 25 January 2011 against policemen," Yonis said.
  • (19) Photograph: Patrick Kingsley for the Guardian Haiba said he was jailed following Syria’s failed revolution in 2011 and still had neck and back problems after being tortured for 17 days.
  • (20) We wish Thierry all the best for his future.” New England Revolution ended the Red Bulls’ playoff run on Saturday , and Henry said he had decided not to return for another season.