Gyre

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A circular or spiral form; a vortex: "rain swirling the night into tunnels and gyres” ( Anthony Hyde).
  • n. A circular or spiral motion, especially a circular ocean current.
  • verb-intransitive. To whirl.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. a swirling vortex
  • n. a circular current, especially a large-scale ocean current
  • v. to whirl
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A circular motion, or a circle described by a moving body; a turn or revolution; a circuit.
  • v. To turn round; to gyrate.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A circle or ring; a revolution of a moving body; a circular or spiral turn.
  • n. In anatomy, a gyrus: as, a cerebral gyre.
  • To turn; gyrate; revolve.
  • To turn.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
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    circuit    gyrate   
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