gyre
/d͡ʒaɪ.ə/noun
High School
1
A swirling vortex.
2
A circular or spiral motion; also, a circle described by a moving body; a revolution, a turn.
3
Synonym of gyrus (“a fold or ridge on the cerebral cortex of the brain”).
4
An ocean current caused by wind which moves in a circular manner, especially one that is large-scale and observed in a major ocean.
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