"gyro-" meaning in English

See gyro- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros, “circle”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|γῦρος||circle}} Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros, “circle”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} gyro-, {{en-prefix}} gyro-
  1. circle; circular or spinning motion Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-gyro--en-prefix-pV~uT~SK
  2. (mathematics) gyrovector space Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (Translations): giro- (Polish), żyro- (Polish)
    Sense id: en-gyro--en-prefix-4PEry06C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, English undefined derivations, Non-Euclidean geometry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 95 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 7 93 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Non-Euclidean geometry: 1 99 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'Translations': 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

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