dinetical

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adjective

Revolving on an axis.

OriginAncient Greek δινέω →
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Meanings

adjectivedinetical (comparative more dinetical, superlative most dinetical)

comparative more dinetical · superlative most dinetical

  1. obsoleteRevolving on an axis.

    dinetical motion

    1691, John Ray, The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation. […], London: […] Samuel Smith, […], →OCLC
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    Besides the revolution it maketh with its orbs, it hath also a dinetical motion, and rolls upon its own poles.

    1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδινέω“to whirl round”
  2. Englishdinetical

From Ancient Greek δινέω (dinéō, “to whirl round”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

identicalctenidialdiclinate
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APA

dinetical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dinetical

MLA

“dinetical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dinetical. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dinetical,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dinetical.

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