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Gyre Moderate

Gyre has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

2

A swirling vortex.

Verb
1

To spin around; to gyrate, to whirl.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
round shape
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
corolla calyx verticil

Origin

The word "gyre" comes from the Latin gȳrus, meaning "circle," which was borrowed from Ancient Greek. It ultimately traces back to a Proto-Indo-European root related to bending or curving.

Rhyming Words
lyre wyre tyre pyre ayre byre eyre fayre sayre dipyre retyre theyre kintyre vampyre mcintyre levogyre blantyre lake eyre melaphyre macintyre
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