gyre

(jīr)

noun

  1. a circular or spiral motion; whirl; revolution
  2. a circular or spiral form; ring or vortex

Origin: L gyrus < Gr gyros, a circle: see gyrate

intransitive verb, transitive verb gyred, gyring

Old Poet. to whirl

See gyre in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A circular or spiral form; a vortex: “rain swirling the night into tunnels and gyres” (Anthony Hyde).
  2. A circular or spiral motion, especially a circular ocean current.
intransitive verb gyred gyred, gyr·ing, gyres
To whirl.

Origin:

Origin: Latin gȳrus

Origin: , from Greek gūros

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