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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gyre \Gyre\, n. [L. gyrus, Gr ?, cf ? round.] A circular motion, or a circle described by a moving body; a turn or revolution; a circuit. Quick and more quick he spins in giddy gyres. --Dryden. Still expanding and ascending gyres. --Mrs. Browning. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gyre \Gyre\, v. t. & i. [Cf. OF gyrer, girer. See {Gyrate}.] To turn round; to gyrate. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. Drayton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: gyre n : a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles [syn: {coil}, {whorl}, {roll}, {curl}, {curlicue}, {ringlet}, {scroll}]
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