gyre
pronunciation
How to pronounce gyre in British English:
UK ['dʒaɪə]
How to pronounce gyre in American English:
US ['dʒaɪə]
-
- Noun:
- a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles
Word Origin
- gyre (n.)
- 1560s, "a circular motion," from Latin gyrus "circle, circular course, round, ring," from Greek gyros "a circle, ring," related to gyrós "rounded," perhaps from PIE root *geu- "to bend, curve" (cognates: Armenian kor "crooked," Lithuanian gurnas "hip, ankle, bone," Norwegian kaure "a curly lock of hair"). The noun is attested in Middle English only in reference to ship's tackle (early 15c.).
- gyre (v.)
- mid-15c., "turn (something) away (from something else); rotate" (transitive), "cause to revolve;" also "go in a circle, turn round" (intransitive), from Old French girer and directly from Latin gyrare, verb derived from gyrus "circle, circular course, round, ring" (see gyre (n.)). Related: Gyred; gyring.
Example
- 1. This post contains information about " chris jordan 's pacific gyre " .
- 2. For alec , polina had been like the still point at the center of a gyre .
- 3. After such a change to the field , some of these hatchlings will inadvertently read the magnetic field in the correct way to remain in the gyre .
- 4. The researchers were also surprised to find oxygen in the sediment in the gyre , unlike other regions where the sediments tend to lack oxygen .
- 5. The south pacific gyre is a massive area of ocean south of the equator between south america and australia .