Gynecology Gyn`e·col"o·gy (jĭn`e*kŏl"o*jȳ or gī`ne-)
noun [ Greek
gynh` ,
gynaiko`s , a woman +
-logy .]
The science which treats of the structure and diseases of women. --
Gyn`e*col"o*gist .
Gyneocracy Gyn"e·oc`ra·cy (jĭn`e*ŏk"rȧ*sȳ)
noun See Gynecocracy .
Gyneolatry Gyn`e·ol"a·try (-ŏl"ȧ*trȳ)
noun [ Greek
gynh` a woman +
latrei`a worship.]
The adoration or worship of woman. The sentimental gyneolatry of chivalry, which was at best but skin-deep.
Lowell.
Gynephobia Gyn`e·pho"bi·a (-fō"bĭ*ȧ)
noun [ New Latin , from Greek
gynh` a woman +
fo`bos fear.]
Hatred of women; repugnance to the society of women. Holmes.
Gynne Gyn"ne (gĭn"n
e )
intransitive verb To begin. See Gin . [ Obsolete]
Gynobase Gyn"o·base (jĭn"o*bās)
noun [ Greek
gynh` a woman, female + English
base .]
(Botany) A dilated base or receptacle, supporting a multilocular ovary.
Gynobasic Gyn`o·ba"sic (-bā"sĭk)
adjective (Botany) Pertaining to, or having, a gynobase.
Gynocracy Gy·noc"ra·cy (jĭ*nŏk"rȧ*sȳ)
noun [ See
Gynecocracy .]
Female government; gynecocracy. The aforesaid state has repeatedly changed from absolute despotism to republicanism, not forgetting the intermediate stages of oligarchy, limited monarchy, and even gynocracy ; for I myself remember Alsatia governed for nearly nine months by an old fishwoman.
Sir W. Scott.
Gynodiœcious Gy`no·di·œ"cious (jī`no*di*ē"shŭs)
adjective [ Greek
gynh` a woman + English
diœcious .]
(Botany) Diœcious, but having some hermaphrodite or perfect flowers on an individual plant which bears mostly pistillate flowers.
Gynophore Gyn"o·phore (jĭn"o*fōr)
noun [ Greek
gynh` woman, female +
fe`rein to bear, produce: confer French
gynophore .]
1. (Botany) The pedicel raising the pistil or ovary above the stamens, as in the passion flower. Lindley. 2. (Zoology) One of the branches bearing the female gonophores, in certain Siphonophora.
Gynæceum Gyn`æ·ce"um (jĭn`e*sē"ŭm),
Gyn`æ*ci"um (jĭn`e*sī"ŭm) noun [ Latin , from Greek gynaikei^on women's apartments, from gynh` a woman.] That part of a large house, among the ancients, exclusively appropriated to women. [ Written also gyneceum , gynecium .] Tennyson.
Gynæcian Gy·næ"cian (jĭ*nē"sh
a n)
adjective The same as Gynecian .
Gynæcophore Gy·næ"co·phore (jĭ*nē"ko*fōr)
noun [ Greek
gynaikei^on the women's apartments +
fe`rein to bear.]
(Zoology) A ventral canal or groove, in which the males of some diœcious trematodes carry the female. See Illust. of Hæmatozoa .
Gyp Gyp (jĭp)
noun [ Said to be a sportive application of Greek
gy`ps a vulture.]
A college servant; -- so called in Cambridge, England; at Oxford called a scout . [ Cant]
Gypse Gypse (jĭps)
noun [ French]
See Gypsum . [ Obsolete]
Pococke.
Gypseous Gyp"se·ous (jĭp"se*ŭs)
adjective [ Latin
gypseus . See
Gypsum .]
Resembling or containing gypsum; partaking of the qualities of gypsum.
Gypsey Gyp"sey (-sȳ)
noun A gypsy. See Gypsy .
Gypsiferous Gyp·sif"er·ous (jĭp*sĭf"ẽr*ŭs)
adjective [
Gypsum +
-ferous : confer French
gypsifère .]
Containing gypsum.
Gypsine Gyp"sine (jĭp"sĭn)
adjective Gypseous. [ R.]
Chambers.
Gypsography Gyp·sog"ra·phy (jĭp*sŏg"rȧ*fȳ)
noun [
Gypsum +
-graphy .]
The act or art of engraving on gypsum.
Gypsoplast Gyp"so·plast (jĭp"so*plăst)
noun [
Gypsum + Greek
pla`ssein to mold.]
A cast taken in plaster of Paris, or in white lime.
Gypsum Gyp"sum (jĭp"sŭm)
noun [ Latin
gypsum , Greek
gy`psos ; confer Arabic
jibs plaster, mortar, Persian
jabsīn lime.]
(Min.) A mineral consisting of the hydrous sulphate of lime (calcium). When calcined, stype forms plaster of Paris. Selenite is a transparent, crystalline variety; alabaster , a fine, white, massive variety.
Gypsy Gyp"sy (jĭp"sȳ)
noun ;
plural Gypsies (-sĭz). [ Middle English
Gypcyan , French
égyptien Egyptian, gypsy, Latin
Aegyptius . See
Egyptian .] [ Also spelled
gipsy and
gypsey .]
1. One of a vagabond race, whose tribes, coming originally from India, entered Europe in the 14th or 15th century, and are now scattered over Turkey, Russia, Hungary, Spain, England, etc., living by theft, fortune telling, horsejockeying, tinkering, etc. Confer Bohemian , Romany . Like a right gypsy , hath, at fast and loose,
Beguiled me to the very heart of loss.
Shak. 2. The language used by the gypsies. 3. A dark-complexioned person. Shak. 4. A cunning or crafty person [ Colloq.]
Prior.
Gypsy Gyp"sy adjective Pertaining to, or suitable for, gypsies. Gypsy hat ,
a woman's or child's broad-brimmed hat, usually of straw or felt. --
Gypsy winch ,
a small winch, which may be operated by a crank, or by a ratchet and pawl through a lever working up and down.
Gypsy Gyp"sy (jĭp"sȳ)
intransitive verb To play the gypsy; to picnic in the woods. Mostly,
Gyp"sy*ing ,
verbal noun
Gypsy, Gipsy, moth Gyp"sy, Gip"sy, moth A tussock moth (Ocneria dispar) native of the Old World, but accidentally introduced into eastern Massachusetts about 1869, where its caterpillars have done great damage to fruit, shade, and forest trees of many kinds. The male gypsy moth is yellowish brown, the female white, and larger than the male. In both sexes the wings are marked by dark lines and a dark lunule. The caterpillars, when full-grown, have a grayish mottled appearance, with blue tubercles on the anterior and red tubercles on the posterior part of the body, all giving rise to long yellow and black hairs. They usually pupate in July and the moth appears in August. The eggs are laid on tree trunks, rocks, etc., and hatch in the spring.
Gypsyism Gyp"sy·ism (jĭp"sĭ*ĭz'm)
noun 1. The arts and practices or habits of gypsies; deception; cheating; flattery. 2. The state of a gypsy.
Gypsywort Gyp"sy·wort` (-wûrt`)
noun (Botany) A labiate plant (the Lycopus Europæus ). Gypsies are said to stain their skin with its juice.
Gyracanthus Gyr`a·can"thus (jĭr`ȧ*kăn"thŭs)
noun [ New Latin , from Greek
gyro`s round +
'a`kanqa spine.]
(Paleon.) A genus of fossil fishes, found in Devonian and carboniferous strata; -- so named from their round, sculptured spines.
Gyral Gy"ral (jī"r
a l)
adjective [ See
Gyre .]
1. Moving in a circular path or way; whirling; gyratory. 2. (Anat.) Pertaining to a gyrus, or convolution.
Gyrant Gy"rant (-r
a nt)
adjective Gyrating. [ R.]
Gyrate Gy"rate (-rat)
adjective [ Latin
gyratus made in a circular form, past participle of
gyrare .]
Winding or coiled round; curved into a circle; taking a circular course.
Gyrate Gy"rate (-rāt)
intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Gyrated (-ra*tĕd);
present participle & verbal noun Gyrating .] [ Latin
gyratus , past participle of
gyrare to gyrate. See
Gyre ,
noun ]
To revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado; to revolve.
Gyration Gy·ra"tion (ji*rā"shŭn)
noun 1. The act of turning or whirling, as around a fixed center; a circular or spiral motion; motion about an axis; rotation; revolution. The gyrations of an ascending balloon.
De Quincey. If a burning coal be nimbly moved round in a circle, with gyrations continually repeated, the whole circle will appear like fire.
Sir I. Newton. 2. (Zoology) One of the whorls of a spiral univalve shell. Center of gyration .
(Mech.) See under Center . --
Radius of gyration ,
the distance between the axis of a rotating body and its center of gyration. Rankine.
Gyratory Gy"ra·to·ry (jī"rȧ*to*rȳ)
adjective Moving in a circle, or spirally; revolving; whirling around.
Gyre Gyre (jīr)
noun [ Latin
gyrus , Greek
gy^ros , confer
gyro`s round.]
A circular motion, or a circle described by a moving body; a turn or revolution; a circuit. Quick and more quick he spins in giddy gyres .
Dryden. Still expanding and ascending gyres .
Mrs. Browning.
Gyre Gyre transitive verb & i. [ Confer Old French
gyrer ,
girer . See
Gyrate .]
To turn round; to gyrate. [ Obsolete]
Bp. Hall. Drayton.
Gyreful Gyre"ful (-ful)
adjective Abounding in gyres. [ Obsolete]
Gyrencephala Gyr`en·ceph"a·la (jĭr`ĕn*sĕf"ȧ*lȧ)
noun plural [ New Latin from Greek
gyro`s round +
'egke`falos the brain.]
(Zoology) The higher orders of Mammalia, in which the cerebrum is convoluted. --
Gyr`en*ceph"a*lous (-lŭs)
adjective
Gyrfalcon Gyr"fal`con (jẽr"fa`k'n)
noun [ Middle English
gerfaucon , Old French
gerfaucon , Late Latin
gyrofalco , perhaps from Latin
gyrus circle +
falco falcon, and named from its circling flight; or confer English
gier -eagle. See
Gyre ,
noun ,
Falcon .]
(Zoology) One of several species and varieties of large Arctic falcons, esp. Falco rusticolus and the white species F. Islandicus , both of which are circumpolar. The black and the gray are varieties of the former. See Illust. of Accipiter . [ Written also
gerfalcon ,
gierfalcon , and
jerfalcon .]
Gyri Gy"ri (jī"rī)
noun plural See Gyrus .
Gyrland Gyr"land (gẽr"l
a nd)
transitive verb [ See
Garland .]
To garland. [ Obsolete]
Their hair loose and flowing, gyrlanded with sea grass.
B. Jonson.
Gyro-pigeon Gy"ro-pi`geon (jī"ro*pĭj`ŭn)
noun [ Latin
gyrare to revolve + English
pigeon .]
A flying object simulating a pigeon in flight, when projected from a spring trap. It is used as a flying target in shooting matches. Knight.
Gyrodus Gyr"o·dus (jĭr"o*dŭs)
noun [ New Latin , from Greek
gyro`s round +
'odoy`s tooth.]
(Paleon.) A genus of extinct oölitic fishes, having rounded teeth in several rows adapted for crushing.
Gyrogonite Gy·rog"o·nite (jĭ*rŏg"o*nīt)
noun [ Greek
gy^ros circle, ring +
go`nos fruit.]
(Paleon.) The petrified fruit of the Chara hispida , a species of stonewort. See Stonewort . Lyell.
Gyroidal Gy·roid"al (ji*roid"
a l)
adjective [ Greek
gy^ros circle +
-oid +
-al .]
1. Spiral in arrangement or action. 2. (Crystallog.) Having the planes arranged spirally, so that they incline all to the right (or left) of a vertical line; -- said of certain hemihedral forms. 3. (Opt.) Turning the plane of polarization circularly or spirally to the right or left.
Gyrolepis Gy·rol"e·pis (jĭ*rŏl"e*pĭs)
noun [ New Latin , from Greek
gyro`s round +
lepi`s scale.]
(Paleon.) A genus of ganoid fishes, found in strata of the new red sandstone, and the lias bone beds. Agassiz.
Gyroma Gy·ro"ma (ji*rō"mȧ)
noun [ New Latin , from Greek
gyroy^n to round, bend, from
gyro`s round.]
A turning round. [ R.]
Gyromancy Gyr"o·man`cy (jĭr"o*măn`sȳ or jī"ro-)
noun [ Greek
gy^ros ring, circle +
-mancy : confer French
gyromancie .]
A kind of divination performed by drawing a ring or circle, and walking in or around it. Brande & C.
Gyron Gy"ron (jī"rŏn)
noun [ French
giron ; of German origin. See
Gore a piece of cloth.]
(Her.) A subordinary of triangular form having one of its angles at the fess point and the opposite side at the edge of the escutcheon. When there is only one gyron on the shield it is bounded by two lines drawn from the fess point, one horizontally to the dexter side, and one to the dexter chief corner.
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