gyre: Meaning and Definition of
gyre
Pronunciation: ( jīr), [key]
— n.
- a ring or circle.
- a circular course or motion.
- a ringlike system of ocean currents rotating clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
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