gyre

Anlam (English)

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.

Kavramlar

dönme

deveran

devretmek

dönmek

zemberek şekli

dönüş

daire şekli

Synonyms

giral

curl

curlicue

ringlet

roll

scroll

📜

whorl

gyral

coil

whirlwind

gyrus

convolution

spiral

vortex

hoop

maelstrom

revolve

ring

💍

whirl

Tireli olarak

gy‧re

(IPA) olarak telaffuz edilir

/d͡ʒaɪ.ə/

Etimoloji (English)

Inherited from Ortaçağ İngilizcesi: 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.