Gyro may refer to:
Science and technology
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GYRO, a computer program for tokamak plasma simulation
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Gyro Motor Company
Gyro Motor Company was an American aircraft engine manufacturer.
History
In 1901, inventor Emile Berliner (1851–1929) began building experimental helicopters that used Adams Company, Addams-Farwell rotary engine.
The Gyro Motor Company was fo ...
, an American aircraft engine manufacturer
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Gyrodactylus salaris'', a parasite in salmon
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Gyroscope
A gyroscope (from Ancient Greek γῦρος ''gŷros'', "round" and σκοπέω ''skopéō'', "to look") is a device used for measuring or maintaining Orientation (geometry), orientation and angular velocity. It is a spinning wheel or disc in ...
, an orientation-stabilizing device
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Autogyro
An autogyro (from Greek and , "self-turning"), gyroscope, gyrocopter or gyroplane, is a class of rotorcraft that uses an unpowered rotor in free autorotation to develop lift. A gyroplane "means a rotorcraft whose rotors are not engine-d ...
, a type of rotary-wing aircraft
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Honda Gyro, a family of tilting three wheel vehicles
* The casually used brand name of a
detangler mechanism, part of a stunt-adapted BMX bicycle
Fictional characters
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Gyro Gearloose
Gyro Gearloose ( ) is a cartoon character created in 1952 by Carl Barks for Disney comics. An anthropomorphic chicken, he is part of the Donald Duck universe, appearing in comic book stories as a friend of Donald Duck, Scrooge McDuck, and any ...
, a comic book character from Disney's ''Duck universe''
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Gyro Zeppeli, one of the main characters of the manga ''Steel Ball Run''
Other uses
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''Gyro'' (magazine), student magazine of Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand
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Gyro International, a social fraternal organization
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Gyroball
A gyroball is a rare type of pitch (baseball), baseball pitch used primarily by players in Japan. It is thrown with a spiral-like spin, similar to bullet from a rifle, or an American football pass. This spin stabilizes the ball in flight, minimizi ...
, a Japanese baseball pitch
* Gyro, or
gyros, a greek pita wrap or the rotisserie cooked meat it contains
See also
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Giro (disambiguation)
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