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Gyre

Noun

Definitionen

1.NounA swirling vortex. A circular or spiral motion; also, a circle described by a moving body; a revolution, a turn.
2.NounA swirling vortex.
3.NounA circular or spiral motion; also, a circle described by a moving body; a revolution, a turn.
4.NounSynonym of gyrus (“a fold or ridge on the cerebral cortex of the brain”).
5.NounAn ocean current caused by wind which moves in a circular manner, especially one that is large-scale and observed in a major ocean.
"Most ships that tried to cross the Pacific in the past would get stuck in the gyres and never make it out."
6.VerbTo spin around; to gyrate, to whirl.
7.VerbTo make (something) spin or whirl around; to spin, to whirl.
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