Gyro may refer to:
Science and technology
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GYRO
Gyro may refer to:
Science and technology
* GYRO, a computer program for tokamak plasma simulation
* Gyro Motor Company, an American aircraft engine manufacturer
* '' Gyrodactylus salaris'', a parasite in salmon
* Gyroscope, an orientation-sta ...
, 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
''Gyrodactylus salaris'', commonly known as salmon fluke, salmon killer, or the Norwegian salmon killer is a tiny monogenean ectoparasite which lives on the body surface of freshwater fish. This leech-like parasite has been implicated in the redu ...
'', 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
The Honda Gyro is a family of small, three-wheeled motorcycles sold primarily in Japan, and often used for delivery or express service.
Overview
These vehicles are tilting three-wheelers. They combine a tricycle's stopped & low-speed stability ...
, a family of tilting three wheel vehicles
* The casually used brand name of a
detangler
The detangler, Gyro or rotor is an invention for the freestyle BMX bicycle, allowing the handlebars to turn a complete 360° rotation without the brake cables getting tangled up.
A detangler is usually only used for the rear brake cable. The f ...
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
(stylized in all caps when written in Latin script) is the seventh main story arc of the Japanese manga series ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. Set in the United States in 1890, it follows the journey ...
, 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
Gyro International is a non-profit social, service, and fraternal club for men located in the United States, Canada and Japan. Gyro was founded by Paul Schwan, Clarence (Gus) Handerson, and Edmund (Ed) Kagy, three college friends, in April 1912 ...
, 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
Gyros, sometimes anglicized as a gyro (; , ), is meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie, then sliced and served wrapped or stuffed in pita bread, along with other ingredients such as tomato, onion, fried potatoes, and tzatziki. In Greece, it is ...
, a greek pita wrap or the rotisserie cooked meat it contains
See also
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Giro (disambiguation)
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