noun
Meaning 1
A gyroscope.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
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Standard Lemma guide
gyro
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹəʊ/
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General-American: /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹoʊ/
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homophone: giro
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rhymes with -aɪɹəʊ
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rhymes with -ɪəɹəʊ
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/ˈjiː.ɹoʊ/
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/ˈjɪɹoʊ/
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/ˈʒɪɹoʊ/
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/ˈd͡ʒaɪɹoʊ/
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noun
Meaning 2
A gyrocompass.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
An autogyro.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
Synonym of detangler.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Synonyms: detangler
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
Ellipsis of gyro controls or gyro aiming.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Topics: video-games
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noun
Meaning 6
A style of Greek sandwich commonly filled with grilled meat, tomato, onions, and tzatziki sauce.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I'll have a gyro, please.
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noun
Meaning 7
rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gyroscope
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rotating mechanism
noun
Meaning 8
a Greek sandwich: sliced roast lamb with onion and tomato stuffed into pita bread
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sandwich
History
Etymology
Originally a shortening of gyroscope.
Back-formation from the plural gyros, from Greek γύρος (gýros); from the turning of the meat on a spit (as a calque of Turkish döner into Greek). Doublet of gyre and gyrus.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: գիրոս (giros) — Greek sandwich
- Czech: gyros — Greek sandwich
- Dutch: gyros — Greek sandwich
- Finnish: gyros — Greek sandwich
- French: gyros — Greek sandwich
- German: Gyros — Greek sandwich
- Greek: γύρος (gýros) — Greek sandwich
- Hindi: गीरोस (gīros) — Greek sandwich
- Hungarian: gírosz — Greek sandwich
- Japanese: ギロピタ (giropita) — Greek sandwich
- Polish: gyros — Greek sandwich
- Russian: гирос (giros) — Greek sandwich
- Russian: гиро (giro) — Greek sandwich
- Spanish: gyro (yiro) — Greek sandwich
- Swedish: gyros — Greek sandwich