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gyratory

gyratory

9.9
A machine with a spinning cone that crushes rock
  • noun
  • /dʒɪˈreɪtəri/
  • Specialized
translation icon : triturador giratorio
  • Engineers inspected the gyratory regularly to ensure it operated safely and efficiently.

Examples

  • The gyratory crushed the rocks into small pieces.

  • The mining company installed a new gyratory to handle larger volumes of ore.

  • A malfunction in the gyratory caused a temporary halt in production at the quarry.

  • Many gyratories are used in mining operations.

  • The construction site featured a state-of-the-art gyratory for effectively processing the rock extracted from the nearby quarry.

  • As part of regular maintenance, the workers checked the gyratory to ensure it could efficiently crush the large volumes of ore.

  • The gyratory operated smoothly, significantly reducing the size of the boulders before they were transported for further processing.

Surface Forms

gyratory singular
gyratories plural

Morphology

gyratory = gyratory (semi-transparent) = gyr + atory

The noun is a converted use of the adjective 'gyratory', so the form itself is unchanged even though the machine sense is technical.

Etymology

Gyratory for a mining machine comes from Greek gyros 'circle' and the same root as gyrate 'to spin'. So a gyratory crusher is a machine that breaks rock by a spinning head inside a fixed shell.