gyro
gyro · gyros
гирос, гиро
Gyros
A gyroscopeA gyroscope.
UK/ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹəʊ/US/ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹoʊ/
» The device has a gyro motor.
Meaning
5 sensesA gyroscope.
A gyrocompass.
An autogyro.
Synonym of detangler.
A style of Greek sandwich commonly filled with grilled meat, tomato, onions, and tzatziki sauce.
I'll have a gyro, please.
Gyros
гиросgiros, гироgiro
a Greek sandwich: sliced roast lamb with onion and tomato stuffed into pita bread
Examples
1 sentencesThe device has a gyro motor.
Translations
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Origin
Originally a shortening of gyroscope. Back-formation from the plural gyros, from Greek γύOriginally 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.
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