adjective
- marked by a pattern of winding or spiral turns; having a gyrated or coiled form
- relating to or resembling the convolutions of the brain; characterized by gyri (ridges on the brain surface)
Usage: technical or scientific usage; often used in biology and geology
Usage: anatomical or medical term
Examples
- The gyrose surface of the brain contains numerous folds and ridges.
- The fossil displayed a gyrose pattern of chambers spiraling inward.
- Under the microscope, the gyrose structure of the shell was clearly visible.
- The gyrose texture of the rock suggested ancient volcanic activity.
- The plant's gyrose leaves twisted in a distinctive helical arrangement.