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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) [syn: coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Latin gyrus, from Greek gyros Date: 1566 a circular or spiral motion or form; especially a giant circular oceanic surface current • gyral adjective II. intransitive verb (gyred; gyring) Etymology: Late Latin gyrare, from Latin gyrus Date: 1593 to move in a circle or spiral

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. esp. poet. --v.intr. whirl or gyrate. --n. a gyration. Etymology: L gyrus ring f. Gk guros

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Moby Thesaurus

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