Hypertext Webster Gateway: "gyre"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gyre \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gyre \Gyre\, v. t. & i. [Cf. OF. gyrer, girer. See {Gyrate}.]
To turn round; to gyrate. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. Drayton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
gyre
n : a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles [syn:
{coil}, {whorl}, {roll}, {curl}, {curlicue}, {ringlet},
{scroll}]
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