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View synonyms for gyre
gyre
[ jahyuhr ]
noun
- a ring or circle.
- a circular course or motion.
- Oceanography. a ringlike system of ocean currents rotating clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
gyre
/ dʒaɪə /
noun
- a circular or spiral movement or path
- a ring, circle, or spiral
verb
- intr to whirl
gyre
/ jīr /
- A spiral oceanic surface current driven primarily by the global wind system and constrained by the continents surrounding the three ocean basins (Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian). Each ocean basin has a large gyre in the subtropical region, centered around 30° north and south latitude. Smaller gyres occur at 50° north latitude in the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The direction of a gyre's rotation is determined by the prevailing winds in the region, with the large subtropical gyres rotating clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Other Words From
- sub·gyre noun
- super·gyre noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gyre1
1560–70; < Latin gȳrus < Greek gŷros ring, circle
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gyre1
C16: from Latin gӯrus circle, from Greek guros
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Example Sentences
Yet with the tsunami debris joining the gyre, the problem is compounding more quickly than anyone can measure.
From The Daily Beast
Dorsally, the fissure bifurcates, embracing the gyre indented by the caudal limb of the paracentral.
From Project Gutenberg
Ay, and the elves and gyre-carlings frae the bonnie bairn, grace be wi' it?
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Gyre (derived from Gayour or Giaour, a dog), “to scratch like a dog.”
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