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gyro

1

[ jahy-roh ]

noun

plural gyros.

gyro

2

[ yeer-oh, jahy-roh ]

noun

Greek Cooking.
  1. meat, usually lamb, roasted on a vertical spit, then thinly sliced, topped with onions, and usually served in a sandwich of pita bread.

gyro-

3
  1. a combining form meaning “ring,” “circle,” “spiral,” used in the formation of compound words:

    gyromagnetic; gyroscope.

gyro-

1

combining_form

  1. indicating rotating or gyrating motion

    gyroscope

  2. indicating a spiral
  3. indicating a gyroscope

    gyrocompass

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

gyro

2

/ ˈɪəʊ /

noun

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of gyro1

First recorded in 1905–10; independent use of gyro-

Origin of gyro2

1970–75; < Modern Greek ŷDz literally, turn, revolution; gyre

Origin of gyro3

< Greek ŷDz ring, noun use of ̄ó round
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of gyro1

via Latin from Greek guro-, from guros circle

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