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gyre
n.
circular turn, whirl; twist; circle, spiral
Ocean gyre
A
gyre in
oceanography is any large system of rotating
ocean currents, particularly those involved with large
wind movements. Gyres are caused by the
Coriolis effect; planetary
vorticity along with horizontal and vertical friction, determine the circulation patterns from the wind curl (
torque). The term
gyre can be used to refer to any type of
vortex in the
air or the sea, even one that is man-made, but it is most commonly used in
oceanography to refer to the major
ocean systems.
gyre
Noun
1. a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles
(synonym) coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, scroll
(hypernym) round shape
(hyponym) corolla
Gyre
(v. t. & i.)
To turn round; to gyrate.
(n.)
A circular motion, or a circle described by a moving body; a turn or revolution; a circuit.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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