gyre Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
    ringlet; scroll; whorl; coil; curl; curlicue; roll.

WordNet

Gyre noun
Etymology
L. gyrus, Gr. , cf. round.
Definitions
  1. 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.
Gyre transitive verb & intransitive verb
Etymology
Cf. OF. gyrer, girer. See Gyrate.
Definitions
  1. To turn round; to gyrate. Obs. Bp. Hall. Drayton.

Webster 1913