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- Dictionarygyre/ˈdʒʌɪə/
verb
- 1. whirl or gyrate: literary "a swarm of ghosts gyred around him"
noun
- 1. a spiral or vortex.
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GYRE definition: 1. a circular pattern of ocean currents (= flows of water in a particular direction): 2. a…. Learn more.
Gyre is also frequently encountered as an oceanographic term that refers to vast circular systems of ocean currents, such as the North Atlantic Gyre, a system of currents circling clockwise between Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
Jun 16, 2024 · A gyre is a large system of rotating ocean currents. There are five major gyres, which are large systems of rotating ocean currents. The ocean churns up various types of currents. Together, these larger and more permanent currents make up the systems of currents known as gyres.
GYRE meaning: 1. a circular pattern of ocean currents (= flows of water in a particular direction): 2. a…. Learn more.
a circular or spiral movement or path. 2. a ring, circle, or spiral. 3. geography. a large system of circulating ocean currents, driven by prevailing winds and the Coriolis effect. verb. 4. (intransitive) to whirl. Collins English Dictionary.
noun. a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) synonyms: coil, curl, curlicue, ringlet, roll, scroll, whorl. see more. (botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth.
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.
Gyre definition: A circular or spiral motion or form, especially a circular ocean current.
Aug 22, 2024 · gyre (third-person singular simple present gyres, present participle gyring, simple past and past participle gyred) (literary, poetic) (intransitive) To spin around; to gyrate, to whirl. Synonyms: revolve, rotate
The earliest known use of the noun gyre is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for gyre is from 1566, in a translation by Thomas Drant, poet and Church of England clergyman. It is also recorded as a verb from the Middle English period (1150—1500).
