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giro — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • gyre noun A swirling vortex.
  • revolution noun A forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favour of a new system.
  • spin verb To turn around quickly on an axis.
  • turn verb To move or rotate around an axis, or to change direction.

Senses

giro 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.
  • plot twist A change in the direction or expected outcome of the plot of a film, novel, or other narrative work.
  • revolution (astronomy) In the case of celestial bodies, the traversal of one body along an orbit around another body.
  • spin Rapid circular motion.
  • turn A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one indicated, and the note itself again.

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.

revolution — full definition

  1. noun A forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favour of a new system.
  2. noun A dramatic and sweeping change in ideas, methods, or circumstances.
  3. noun One complete turn of an object around a central axis or orbit.

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