What is the meaning of Gyre?

  1. A swirling vortex.
  2. A circular or spiral motion; also, a circle described by a moving body; a revolution, a turn.

    A swirling vortex.

    A circular or spiral motion; also, a circle described by a moving body; a revolution, a turn.

    Synonym of gyrus (a fold or ridge on the cerebral cortex of the brain)

    An ocean current caused by wind which moves in a circular manner, especially one that is large-scale and observed in a major ocean.

    To spin around; to gyrate, to whirl.

    To make (something) spin or whirl around; to spin, to whirl.

    vocative singular of gȳrus

    Source: wiktionary.org