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Gyre

Gyre Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Gyre? [n] a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles Synonyms \| Synonyms for Gyre: coil \| curl \| curlicue \| ringlet \| roll \| scroll \| whorl Related Terms \| Find terms related to Gyre: afreet \| Baba Yaga \| barghest \| cacodemon \| Charybdis \| circle \| circling \| circuit \| circuiteer \| circuition \| circuitousness \| circuitry \| circularity \| circulate \| circulation \| circumambience \| circumambiency \| circumambulate \| circumambulation \| circumflexion \| circumlocution \| circummigrate \| circummigration \| circumnavigate \| circumnavigation \| circumrotate \| circumvent \| circumvolute \| circumvolution \| cirrus \| close the circle \| coil \| come full circle \| compass \| corkscrew \| crank \| curl \| curlicue \| cycle \| daeva \| demon \| describe a circle \| deviance \| deviancy \| deviation \| devil \| deviousness \| digression \| dizzy round \| dybbuk \| eddy \| encircle \| encompass \| evil genius \| evil spirit \| evolute \| excursion \| excursus \| fiend \| fiend from hell \| flank \| genie \| genius \| ghoul \| girdle \| girdle the globe \| go about \| go around \| go round \| go the round \| gurge \| gyrate \| gyration \| gyring \| helix \| hellion \| incubus \| indirection \| involute \| jinni \| jinniyeh \| kink \| lamia \| lap \| Lilith \| maelstrom \| make a circuit \| meandering \| orbit \| orbiting \| pirouette \| pivot \| purl \| rakshasa \| rat race \| reel \| revolve \| ringlet \| roll \| rotate \| rotation \| round \| roundaboutness \| rounding \| satan \| screw \| scroll \| shedu \| skirt \| spin \| spiral \| spiraling \| succubus \| surge \| surround \| swing \| swirl \| swivel \| tendril \| the undead \| turn \| turn a pirouette \| turn around \| turn round \| turning \| twirl \| twist \| vampire \| volute \| volution \| vortex \| wamble \| wheel \| wheeling \| whirl \| whirligig \| whirlpool \| whirlwind \| whorl \| wind \| yogini See Also \| calyx \| corolla \| round shape \| verticil Gyre In Webster's Dictionary \Gyre\, n. [L. gyrus, Gr. ?, cf. ? round.] A circular motion, or a circle described by a moving body; a turn or revolution; a circuit. Quick and more quick he spins in giddy gyres. --Dryden. Still expanding and ascending gyres. --Mrs. Browning. \Gyre\, v. t. & i. [Cf. OF. gyrer, girer. See {Gyrate}.] To turn round; to gyrate. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. Drayton.

Gyre Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Gyre?

[n] a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles

See Also | calyx | corolla | round shape | verticil

Gyre In Webster's Dictionary

\Gyre\, n. [L. gyrus, Gr. ?, cf. ? round.]
A circular motion, or a circle described by a moving body; a
turn or revolution; a circuit.

      Quick and more quick he spins in giddy gyres. --Dryden.

      Still expanding and ascending gyres.     --Mrs.
                                               Browning.


\Gyre\, v. t. & i. [Cf. OF. gyrer, girer. See {Gyrate}.]
To turn round; to gyrate. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. Drayton.

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