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Definitions for Gyre

[1] a ring or circle.
[2] a circular course or motion.
[3] Oceanography . a ringlike system of ocean currents rotating clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
[4] a circular or spiral movement or path
[5] a ring, circle, or spiral
[6] (intr) to whirl

Words related to Gyre

globe, circus, crown, disk, enclosure, belt, bowl, meridian, horizon, circlet, hoop, aureole, compass, coil, lap, halo, cycle, circumference, band, bracelet

Words nearby Gyre

gyrate, gyrate atrophy of choroid and retina, gyration, gyrator, gyratory, gyre, gyrectomy, gyrene, gyrfalcon, gyri, gyri insulae

Origin of Gyre

1560–70; < Latin gȳrus < Greek gŷros ring, circle

Other words from Gyre

sub·gyre , noun
su·per·gyre , noun

Word origin for Gyre

C16: from Latin gӯrus circle, from Greek guros

Synonyms for Gyre

aureole, band, belt, bowl, bracelet, circlet, circuit, circumference, circus, cirque, coil, compass, cordon, corona, crown, cycle, disc, disk, ecliptic, enclosure, equator, globe, halo, hoop, horizon, lap, meridian, orbit, colure, full turn, parallel of