Difference between Gyre and Whorl

What is the difference between Gyre and Whorl?

Gyre as a noun is a swirling vortex while Whorl as a noun is a pattern of concentric circles.

Gyre

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to whirl

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a swirling vortex a circular current, especially a large-scale ocean current

Whorl

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A pattern of concentric circles.A circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell.A flywheel, a weight attached to a spindle, cf. 1460.

We hope you now know whether to use Gyre or Whorl in your sentence.

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