GYRE


Meaning of GYRE in English

[ 'dʒʌɪə , 'gʌɪə ]

■ verb literary whirl or gyrate.

■ noun

1》 a spiral or vortex.

2》 Geography a circular pattern of currents in an ocean basin.

Origin

ME: from late L. gyrare , from L. gyrus 'a ring', from Gk guros .

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