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Added 9 October 2026

gyre

/d͡ʒaɪ.ə/ noun

Latin root: gȳrus Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about gyre at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A swirling vortex. A circular or spiral motion; also, a circle described by a moving body; a revolution, a turn.
A swirling vortex.
A circular or spiral motion; also, a circle described by a moving body; a revolution, a turn.

verb

To spin around; to gyrate, to whirl.
To make (something) spin or whirl around; to spin, to whirl.

Origin

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.

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