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gyro

1
[ jahy-roh ]
/ ˈdʒaɪ roʊ /
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noun, plural gy·ros.

gyrocompass.
gyroscope.

Words related to gyro

gyroscope, spinner, whirligig, gyrostat

Words nearby gyro

gyrectomy, gyrene, gyrfalcon, gyri, gyri insulae, gyro, gyro horizon, gyro pilot, gyro repeater, gyro-, gyrocompass

Origin of gyro

1
First recorded in 1905–10; independent use of gyro-

Definition for gyro (2 of 3)

gyro2
[ jeer-oh, zheer-oh; Greek yee-raw ]
/ ˈdʒɪər oʊ, ˈʒɪər oʊ; Greek ˈyi rɔ /

noun Greek Cookery.

meat, usually lamb, roasted on a vertical spit, then thinly sliced, topped with onions, and usually served in a sandwich of pita bread.

Origin of gyro

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1970–75; < Modern Greek gŷros literally, turn, revolution; see gyre

Definition for gyro (3 of 3)

gyro-

a combining form meaning “ring,” “circle,” “spiral,” used in the formation of compound words: gyromagnetic; gyroscope.
Also especially before a vowel, gyr-.

Origin of gyro-

< Greek gŷros ring, noun use of gȳrós round
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British Dictionary definitions for gyro (1 of 2)

gyro
/ (ˈdʒaɪrəʊ) /

noun plural -ros

See gyrocompass
See gyroscope

British Dictionary definitions for gyro (2 of 2)

gyro-

before a vowel gyr-

combining form

indicating rotating or gyrating motiongyroscope
indicating a spiral
indicating a gyroscopegyrocompass

Word Origin for gyro-

via Latin from Greek guro-, from guros circle
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