gyre

Noun

1. (literary, poetic) A swirling vortex.
2. (literary, poetic) A circular or spiral motion; also, a circle described by a moving body; a revolution, a turn.
3. (archaic) 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. (intransitive, literary, poetic) To spin around; to gyrate, to whirl.
2. (literary, poetic, rare, transitive) To make (something) spin or whirl around; to spin, to whirl.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/d͡ʒaɪ.ə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: giren

In summary

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

giral

curl

curlicue

ringlet

roll

scroll

📜

whorl

gyral

coil

whirlwind

gyrus

convolution

spiral

vortex

hoop

maelstrom

revolve

ring

💍

whirl

Translations

deveran

devretmek

dönme

dönmek

gyre

giro

gyre océanique

cartoccio

spirale

wervelwind

rola

zwój

redemoinho

giro

giro oceânico