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单词 gyro-
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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gyro-, (before a vowel)gyr- combining form
  1. indicating rotating or gyrating motion: gyroscope
  2. indicating a spiral
  3. indicating a gyroscope: gyrocompass
Etymology: via Latin from Greek guro-, from guros circle
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
gy•ro2 /ˈdʒɪroʊ, ˈyɪroʊ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Foodpressed beef or lamb roasted on a vertical spit, thinly sliced, and usually served in a pita bread sandwich.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
gy•ro1  ( jīrō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ros. 
  1. gyrocompass.
  2. Mechanicsgyroscope.
  • independent use of gyro- 1905–10

gy•ro2  ( jērō, zhērō; Gk.rô),USA pronunciation n. [Greek Cookery.]
  1. Foodmeat, usually lamb, roasted on a vertical spit, then thinly sliced, topped with onions, and usually served in a sandwich of pita bread.
  • Modern Greek gŷros literally, turn, revolution; see gyre
  • 1970–75

gyro-, 
  1. a combining form meaning "ring,'' "circle,'' "spiral,'' used in the formation of compound words:gyromagnetic; gyroscope.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] gyr-. 
  • Greek. gŷros ring, noun, nominal use of gȳrós round

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