#gyration__rotation__revolution  a single complete turn (axial or orbital); "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"; "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year"
  supertype:  #turning.movement__turn  a movement in a new direction; "the turning of the wind"
  subtype:  #dextrorotation__clockwise_rotation__clockwiserotation  rotation to the right
  subtype:  #levorotation__counterclockwise_rotation  rotation to the left
  subtype:  #axial_rotation__axialrotation__axial_motion__axialmotion__roll  rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation"
     subtype:  #wallow  an indolent or clumsy rolling about: "a good wallow in the water"
  subtype:  #orbital_rotation__orbitalrotation__orbitalmotion  motion of an object in an orbit around a fixed point; "satellites in orbital rotation"
  subtype:  #spin  a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
     subtype:  #backspin  spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion
     subtype:  #English.spin__english  (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
     subtype:  #topspin  forward spin (usually of a moving ball) that is imparted by an upward stroke

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