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gyro-[gyro- 词源字典]: word-forming element meaning "gyrating" or "gyroscope," from comb. form of Greek gyros "a ring, circle" (see gyre (n.)).[gyro- etymology, gyro- origin, 英语词源]
gyrocopter (n.): 1915, from gyro- + ending as in helicopter.
gyromancy (n.): 1550s, method of divination said to have been practiced by a person walking in a circle marked with characters or signs till he fell from dizziness, the inference being drawn from the place in the circle at which he fell; from Medieval Latin gyromantia, from Greek gyyros "circle" (see gyro- (n.)) + manteia "divination, oracle" (see -mancy).
gyroscope (n.): heavy rotating wheel with an axis free to turn in any direction, 1853, improved and named in French 1852 by Foucault, from Greek gyros "a circle" (see gyre (n.)) + skopos "watcher" (see scope (n.1)), because the device demonstrates that the earth rotates.
gyroscopic (adj.): 1869, from gyroscope + -ic. Related: Gyroscopically.
gyrostat (n.): instrument for illustrating the dynamics of rotation, 1868, from gyro- + -stat.
gyrostatics (n.): branch of dynamics dealing with rotating bodies, 1883, from gyrostatic (1875); see gyrostat + -ics.
gyrus (n.): convolution between grooves of the brain, 1827, from Latin gyrus "circle, circuit, career," from Greek gyros "a ring, circle" (see gyre (n.)).
goodbye: "Used to express good wishes when parting or at the end of a conversation", Late 16th century: contraction of God be with you!, with good substituted on the pattern of phrases such as good morning.
gippy tummy: "Diarrhoea affecting visitors to hot countries", 1940s: gippy, abbreviation of Egyptian.
grand slam: "A set of major championships or matches in a particular sport in the same year, in particular tennis, golf, or rugby union", Early 19th century (as a term in cards, especially bridge): from slam (sense 4 of the noun).
gram flour: "A type of flour made by grinding dried chickpeas, widely used in Indian cooking", Early 19th century: from gram².
glia: "The connective tissue of the nervous system, consisting of several different types of cell associated with neurons", Late 19th century: from Greek, literally 'glue'.
gharara: "A pair of loose trousers with pleats below the knee, worn by women from South Asia, typically with a kameez", From Persian garāra 'trousers, large sack'.
gammy: "(Especially of a leg) unable to function normally because of injury or chronic pain", Mid 19th century (in the sense 'bad, false'): dialect form of game².
gloop: "Sloppy or sticky semi-fluid matter, typically something unpleasant", 1960s: the letters gl, o, and p are said to be symbolic of semi-liquid matter (compare with glop).
gastropub: "A pub that specializes in serving high-quality food", 1990s: from gastro- in gastronomy + pub.
gorp: "Another term for trail mix", 1970s: perhaps an acronym from good old raisins and peanuts.
georgette: "A thin silk or crêpe dress material", Early 20th century: named after Georgette de la Plante (circa1900), French dressmaker.
gurn: "Pull a grotesque face", Early 20th century: dialect variant of grin.