Webster's Dictionary 1913

3538

Gyre (2)

Gyre, v. t. & i. [Cf. OF. gyrer, girer. See Gyrate.] To turn round; to gyrate. Bp. Hall. Drayton.

3539

Gyreful

Gyre″ful (–fụl), a. Abounding in gyres.

3540

Gyrencephala

‖Gyr′en‐ceph″a‐la (jĭr′ĕn‐sĕf″ȧ‐lȧ), n. pl. [NL. fr. Gr. γυρόσ round + εγκἔφαλοσ the brain.] (Zoöl.) The higher orders of Mammalia, in which the cerebrum is convoluted. — Gyr′en...

3541

Gyrfalcon

Gyr″fal′con (jẽr″fa̤′k'n), n. [OE. gerfaucon, OF. gerfaucon, LL. gyrofalco, perh. fr. L. gyrus circle + falco falcon, and named from its circling flight; or cf. E. gier-eagle. S...

3542

Gyri

‖Gy″ri (jī″rī), n. pl. See Gyrus.

3543

Gyrland

Gyr″land (gẽr″land), v. t. [See Garland.] To garland.Their hair loose and flowing, gyrlanded with sea grass. B. Jonson.

3544

Gyro-pigeon

Gy″ro–pi′geon (jī″rō̍‐pĭj′ŭn), n. [L. gyrare to revolve + E. pigeon.] A flying object simulating a pigeon in flight, when projected from a spring trap. It is used as a flying ta...

3545

Gyrodus

‖Gyr″o‐dus (jĭr″ō̍‐dŭs), n. [NL., fr. Gr. γυρόσ round + οδοὔσ tooth.] (Paleon.) A genus of extinct oölitic fishes, having rounded teeth in several rows adapted for crushing.

3546

Gyrogonite

Gy‐rog″o‐nite (jĭ‐rŏg″ō̍‐nīt), n. [Gr. γυ̑ροσ circle, ring + γόνοσ fruit.] (Paleon.) The petrified fruit of the Chara hispida, a species of stonewort. See Stonewort. Lyell.

3547

Gyroidal

Gy‐roid″al (jī̍‐roid″al), a. [Gr. γυ̑ροσ circle + -oid + -al.] 1. Spiral in arrangement or action.2. (Crystallog.) Having the planes arranged spirally, so that they incline all ...

3548

Gyrolepis

‖Gy‐rol″e‐pis (jĭ‐rŏl″ē̍‐pĭs), n. [NL., fr. Gr. γυρόσ round + λεπίσ scale.] (Paleon.) A genus of ganoid fishes, found in strata of the new red sandstone, and the lias bone beds....

3549

Gyroma

‖Gy‐ro″ma (jī̍‐rō″mȧ), n. [NL., fr. Gr. γυρου̑ν to round, bend, fr. γυρόσ round.] A turning round.

3550

Gyromancy

Gyr″o‐man′cy (jĭr″ō̍‐măn′sy̆ or jī″rō̍–), n. [Gr. γυ̑ροσ ring, circle + -mancy: cf. F. gyromancie.] A kind of divination performed by drawing a ring or circle, and walking in or...

3551

Gyron

Gy″ron (jī″rŏn), n. [F. giron; of German origin. See Gore a piece of cloth.] (Her.) A subordinary of triangular form having one of its angles at the fess point and the opposite ...

3552

Gyronny

Gy″ron‐ny (jī″rŏn‐ny̆), a. [F. gironné.] (Her.) Covered with gyrons, or divided so as to form several gyrons; — said of an escutcheon.

3553

Gyroscope

Gy″ro‐scope (jī″rō̍‐skōp), n. [Gr. γυ̑ροσ ring, circle + -scope.] 1. A rotating wheel, mounted in a ring or rings, for illustrating the dynamics of rotating bodies, the composit...

3554

Gyroscopic

Gy′ro‐scop″ic (–skŏp″ĭk), a. Pertaining to the gyroscope; resembling the motion of the gyroscope.

3555

Gyrose

Gy‐rose″ (jī̍‐rōs″ or jī″rōs), a. [See Gyre.] (Bot.) Turned round like a crook, or bent to and fro. Loudon.

3556

Gyrostat

Gy″ro‐stat (jī″rō̍‐stăt), n. [Gr. γυ̑ροσ ring, circle + ιστἅναι to cause to stand.] (Physics) A modification of the gyroscope, consisting essentially of a fly wheel fixed inside...

3557

Gyrostatic

Gy′ro‐stat″ic (–stăt″ĭk), a.(Physics) Of or pertaining to the gyrostat or to gyrostatics.

3558

Gyrostatics

Gy′ro‐stat″ics (–ĭks), n.(Physics) The doctrine or theory of the gyrostat, or of the phenomena of rotating bodies.

3559

Gyrus

‖Gy″rus (jī″rŭs), n.; pl.Gyri (–rī). [L. See Gyre, n.] A convoluted ridge between grooves; a convolution; as, the gyri of the brain; the gyri of brain coral. See Brain.

3560

Gyse

Gyse (gīz), n. Guise. Chaucer.

3561

Gyte

Gyte (gīt), a. Delirious; senselessly extravagant; as, the man is clean gyte. Sir W. Scott.

3562

Gyve

Gyve (jīv), n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. W. gefyn, Ir. geibhionn, Gael. geimheal.] A shackle; especially, one to confine the legs; a fetter. [Written also give.]Like a poor prisone...

3563

Gyve (2)

Gyve, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Gyved (jīvd); p. pr. & vb. n.Gyving.] To fetter; to shackle; to chain. Spenser.I will gyve thee in thine own courtship. Shak.