# gyre

> English word · Noun · IPA /d͡ʒaɪ.ə/ · frequency rank #77,735

## Definitions
1. A swirling vortex.
2. A circular or spiral motion; also, a circle described by a moving body; a revolution, a turn.
3. Synonym of gyrus (“a fold or ridge on the cerebral cortex of the brain”).
4. An ocean current caused by wind which moves in a circular manner, especially one that is large-scale and observed in a major ocean.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin gȳrus (“circle; circular motion”), from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros, “circle; ring”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to bend; to curve”). The English word is a doublet of gyro and gyrus.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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