English dictionary: words starting with gyr

Meanings of Gyral:

adjective

Relating to a gyrus or gyri.

Usage examples:

Mri findings early in the course of infection include gyral swelling or high signal intensity on we…

Meanings of Gyrate:

verb

Move or cause to move rapidly in a circle or spiral.

Usage examples:

The dog yelped frenetically, wildly gyrating her tail

Meanings of Gyrated:

verb

Move or cause to move rapidly in a circle or spiral.

Usage examples:

The dog yelped frenetically, wildly gyrating her tail

Meanings of Gyrates:

verb

Move or cause to move rapidly in a circle or spiral.

Usage examples:

The dog yelped frenetically, wildly gyrating her tail

Meanings of Gyrating:

verb

Move or cause to move rapidly in a circle or spiral.

Usage examples:

The dog yelped frenetically, wildly gyrating her tail

Meanings of Gyration:

noun

A rapid movement in a circle or spiral; a whirling motion.

Usage examples:

The gyrations of the dancers' arms and legs

Meanings of Gyrations:

noun

A rapid movement in a circle or spiral; a whirling motion.

Usage examples:

The gyrations of the dancers' arms and legs

Meanings of Gyratory:

adjective

Denoting or involving circular or spiral motion.

Usage examples:

When he first saw her perform he was so impressed with her arm - flailing and gyratory motions that…

noun

A road junction or traffic system requiring the circular movement of traffic, larger or more complex than an ordinary roundabout.

Usage examples:

To keep essential traffic moving, particularly the bus services, we have to reduce the amount of tr…

Meanings of Gyre:

verb

Whirl or gyrate.

Usage examples:

A swarm of ghosts gyred around him

noun

A spiral or vortex.

Usage examples:

The two source waters of the cold fresh arctic water and the warm salty atlantic water form a cyclo…

Meanings of Gyred:

verb

Whirl or gyrate.

Usage examples:

A swarm of ghosts gyred around him

noun

A spiral or vortex.

Usage examples:

The two source waters of the cold fresh arctic water and the warm salty atlantic water form a cyclo…

Meanings of Gyres:

verb

Whirl or gyrate.

Usage examples:

A swarm of ghosts gyred around him

noun

A spiral or vortex.

Usage examples:

The two source waters of the cold fresh arctic water and the warm salty atlantic water form a cyclo…

Meanings of Gyrfalcon:

noun

The largest falcon, found in arctic regions and occurring in several colour forms, one of which is mainly white.

Usage examples:

They've both become superb birders, too, able to distinguish in a wing beat, for example, a gyrfalc…

Meanings of Gyrfalcons:

noun

The largest falcon, found in arctic regions and occurring in several colour forms, one of which is mainly white.

Usage examples:

They've both become superb birders, too, able to distinguish in a wing beat, for example, a gyrfalc…

Meanings of Gyri:

noun

A ridge or fold between two clefts on the cerebral surface in the brain.

Usage examples:

The cerebellum has on its surface a series of tight folds, called folia, similar to, but narrower t…

Meanings of Gyring:

verb

Whirl or gyrate.

Usage examples:

A swarm of ghosts gyred around him

noun

A spiral or vortex.

Usage examples:

The two source waters of the cold fresh arctic water and the warm salty atlantic water form a cyclo…

Meanings of Gyro:

noun

Short for gyroscope or gyrocompass.

combining form

Relating to rotation.

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Gyromagnetic

Meanings of Gyrocompass:

noun

A non-magnetic compass in which the direction of true north is maintained by a continuously driven gyroscope whose axis is parallel to the earth's axis of rotation.

Usage examples:

Unlike a conventional gyrocompass that typically must operate for an hour or more before it can pro…

Meanings of Gyrocompasses:

noun

A non-magnetic compass in which the direction of true north is maintained by a continuously driven gyroscope whose axis is parallel to the earth's axis of rotation.

Usage examples:

Unlike a conventional gyrocompass that typically must operate for an hour or more before it can pro…

Meanings of Gyromagnetic:

adjective

Relating to the magnetic and mechanical properties of a rotating charged particle.

Usage examples:

For a kerr-newman black hole (and for many other charged solutions in general relativity) the gyrom…

Meanings of Gyron:

noun

A triangular ordinary formed by two lines from the edge of the shield meeting at the fess point at 45 degrees.

Usage examples:

Commenters also indicate that the way they are drawn the gyrons cannot be blazoned as piles, as the…

Meanings of Gyronny:

adjective

(of a shield) divided into eight gyrons by straight lines all crossing at the fess point.

Usage examples:

Moreover, the only examples we've seen of multiple gyronny divisions in one device involved marshal…

Meanings of Gyrons:

noun

A triangular ordinary formed by two lines from the edge of the shield meeting at the fess point at 45 degrees.

Usage examples:

Commenters also indicate that the way they are drawn the gyrons cannot be blazoned as piles, as the…

Meanings of Gyropilot:

noun

A gyrocompass used to provide automatic steering for a ship or aircraft.

Usage examples:

The gyropilot is so expert that it gives passengers a smoother ride than can the pilot himself.

Meanings of Gyroplane:

noun

An autogiro or similar aircraft.

Usage examples:

I had done it all - not only with the airlines, but i also flew and/or instructed in airplanes, sea…

Meanings of Gyros:

noun

Short for gyroscope or gyrocompass.