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gy·ro 1 G0329900 (jī′rō)n. pl. gy·ros 1. A gyroscope.2. A gyrocompass.
gy·ro 2 (yē′rō, jī′-, jē′-)n. pl. gy·ros A sandwich made of sliced roasted meat, usually lamb or beef, combined with onion, tomato, seasoning, and often tzatziki sauce, and wrapped in pita bread. [From Modern Greek gýros, a turning, gyro meat (partial loan translation of Turkish döner (kebap), turning (kebab), from the turning of the meat on a spit ), from Greek gūros, circle; perhaps akin to Armenian kor, bent, curved, and kuṙn, back (of the body).]gyro (ˈdʒaɪrəʊ) n, pl -ros1. (Navigation) See gyrocompass2. (General Physics) See gyroscopegy•ro1 (ˈdʒaɪ roʊ) n., pl. -ros. 1. gyrocompass. 2. gyroscope. gy•ro2 (ˈdʒɪər oʊ, ˈʒɪər oʊ; Gk. ˈyi rɔ) n. pressed beef or lamb roasted on a vertical spit, thinly sliced, and usu. served in a sandwich on pita bread. [1970–75; < Modern Greek gŷros literally, turn, revolution; see gyre] gyro- a combining form meaning “circle, rotation” ( gyromagnetic), “gyroscope” (gyrostabilizer). [< Greek. gŷros ring, n. use of gȳrós round] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | gyro - a Greek sandwich: sliced roast lamb with onion and tomato stuffed into pita breadpita, pocket bread - usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for fillingsandwich - two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them | | 2. | gyro - rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any directiongyroscopegyrocompass - a compass that does not depend on magnetism but uses a gyroscope insteadgyrostabiliser, gyrostabilizer - a stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis; reduces side-to-side rolling of a ship or planerotating mechanism - a mechanism that rotates | Translationsgyro
gyro[′jī·rō] (navigation) gyrocompass (engineering) gyroscope gyroi. A device that utilizes the angular momentum of a spinning mass (rotor) to sense the angular motion of its base about one or two axes orthogonal to the spin axis. Also called a gyroscope. This definition does not include more complex systems such as stable platforms using gyros as components. ii. Short for directional gyro, gyrocompass, etc. See gyrocompass.gyre
gyre a great spiral or circular oceanic surface current.GYRO
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Synonyms for gyronoun a Greek sandwich: sliced roast lamb with onion and tomato stuffed into pita breadRelated Wordsnoun rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any directionSynonymsRelated Words- gyrocompass
- gyrostabiliser
- gyrostabilizer
- rotating mechanism
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