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- [jahy-roh]
- /ˈdʒaɪ roʊ/
- /ˈdʒaɪ.rəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [jahy-roh]
- /ˈdʒaɪ roʊ/
Definitions of gyro word
- abbreviation GYRO gyrocompass. 1
- abbreviation GYRO gyroscope. 1
- noun gyro meat, usually lamb, roasted on a vertical spit, then thinly sliced, topped with onions, and usually served in a sandwich of pita bread. 1
- noun gyro A gyroscope. 1
- adjective gyro rotating 1
- noun gyro food: spit roast 1
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Origin of gyro
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10; independent use of gyro-
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Parts of speech for Gyro
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gyro popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
gyro usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gyro
noun gyro
- gyroscope — an apparatus consisting of a rotating wheel so mounted that its axis can turn freely in certain or all directions, and capable of maintaining the same absolute direction in space in spite of movements of the mountings and surrounding parts: used to maintain equilibrium, determine direction, etc.
- spinner — a person or thing that spins.
- whirligig — something that whirls or revolves.
- gyrostat — a modified gyroscope, consisting of a rotating wheel pivoted within a rigid case.
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