English Explanatory Dictionary

gyre

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A swirling vortex.
  2. A circular or spiral motion; also, a circle described by a moving body; a revolution, a turn.
  3. Synonym of gyrus (“a fold or ridge on the cerebral cortex of the brain”).
  4. An ocean current caused by wind which moves in a circular manner, especially one that is large-scale and observed in a major ocean.
verb
  1. To spin around; to gyrate, to whirl.
  2. To make (something) spin or whirl around; to spin, to whirl.

Pronunciation

/d͡ʒaɪ.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gyre.wav jīər /d͡ʒaɪ.ɚ/

Word forms

gyre gyres gyring gyred

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gȳrus (“circle; circular motion”), from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros, “circle; ring”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to bend; to curve”). The English word is a doublet of gyro and gyrus.

Synonyms

circuit whirl gyrus revolve rotate

Related words

gyrant gyrate gyration gyrator gyratory gyrectomy gyrencephalate gyro gyrus gyre-carlin

Derived words

gyral gyrally gyreful gyrose isogyre polygyrous gyring gyringly
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