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ozeanischer Wirbel — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • gyre noun A swirling vortex.

Senses

ozeanischer Wirbel is used for these senses in English:

  • gyre (oceanography) An ocean current caused by wind which moves in a circular manner, especially one that is large-scale and observed in a major ocean.

gyre — full definition

  1. noun A swirling vortex.
  2. noun A circular or spiral motion; also, a circle described by a moving body; a revolution, a turn.
  3. noun Synonym of gyrus (“a fold or ridge on the cerebral cortex of the brain”).
  4. noun An ocean current caused by wind which moves in a circular manner, especially one that is large-scale and observed in a major ocean.

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