Definition of Gyres. Meaning of Gyres. Synonyms of Gyres

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Definition of Gyres

Gyre
Gyre Gyre, n. [L. gyrus, Gr. ?, cf. ? round.] A circular motion, or a circle described by a moving body; a turn or revolution; a circuit. Quick and more quick he spins in giddy gyres. --Dryden. Still expanding and ascending gyres. --Mrs. Browning.
Gyre
Gyre Gyre, v. t. & i. [Cf. OF. gyrer, girer. See Gyrate.] To turn round; to gyrate. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. Drayton.

Meaning of Gyres from wikipedia

- surface height and cyclonic geostrophic currents in subpolar gyres. Wind-driven ocean gyres are asymmetrical, with stronger flows on their western boundary...
- Algalita/5 Gyres Asia Pacific Expedition began in the Marshall Islands on 1 May, investigated the patch, collecting samples for the 5 Gyres Institute,...
- Gyre may refer to the first line of the poem by Irish poet W. B. Yeats "The Second Coming". The Widening Gyre may also refer to: "The Widening Gyre"...
- Atlantic Gyre of the Atlantic Ocean is one of five great oceanic gyres. It is a circular ocean current, with offshoot eddies and sub-gyres, across the...
- Antarctic gyre may refer to any of the three ocean currents and gyres within the Southern Ocean: Antarctic Cir****polar Current, an ocean current circulating...
- Look up gyre or gire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An ocean gyre is any large system of rotating ocean currents in oceanography. Gyre or gire may...
- in a body of water. Oceanic debris tends to ac****ulate at the center of gyres and coastlines, frequently washing aground where it is known as beach litter...
- scientific advisor for 5 Gyres. 5 Gyres was one of two organizations that sent Expeditions to research the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. 5 Gyres presented their...
- The Weddell Gyre is one of the two gyres that exist within the Southern Ocean. The gyre is formed by interactions between the Antarctic Cir****polar Current...
- a region of the Atlantic Ocean bounded by four currents forming an ocean gyre. Unlike all other regions called seas, it has no land boundaries. It is distinguished...