turning vs gyration

turning and gyration both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
turning	Yes	No	No	No
gyration	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, gyration is a hyponym of turning; that is, gyration is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than turning:

Other hyponyms of turning include reversal, turn around, swerve, yaw, revolution, rotation, coming back, return, volution.

turning (noun)	gyration (noun)
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course	the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
act of changing in practice or custom	a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
the activity of shaping something on a lathe
the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe
a movement in a new direction
a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe