Gymnal
Gym´nal (gim"n al), a. & n. Same as Gimmal.

Gymnasium
Gym•na´si•um (-zi•um or - zhi•um; 277) n. ; pl. E. Gymnasiums (-umz), L. Gymnasia (-a). [L., fr. Gr. gymna•sion, fr. gymna•zein to exercise (naked), fr. gymno•s naked.]
1. A place or building where athletic exercises are performed; a school for gymnastics.
2. A school for the higher branches of literature and science; a preparatory school for the university; — used esp. of German schools of this kind.
"More like ordinary schools of gymnasia than universities." Hallam.

Gymnast
Gym´nast (jim"nast), n. [Gr. gymnasth•s a trainer of athletes: cf. F. gymnaste. See Gymnasium.] One who teaches or practices gymnastic exercises; the manager of a gymnasium; an athlete. { Gym•nas´tic (jim•nas"tik), Gym•nas´tic•al (-ti•k al), } a. [L. gymnasticus, Gr. gymnastiko•s: cf. F. gymnastique. See Gymnasium.] Pertaining to athletic exercises intended for health, defense, or diversion; — said of games or exercises, as running, leaping, wrestling, throwing the discus, the javelin, etc.; also pertaining to disciplinary exercises for the intellect; athletic; as gymnastic exercises, contests, etc.

Gymnastically
Gym•nas´tic•al•ly, adv. In a gymnastic manner.

Gymnastics
Gym•nas´tics (-tiks), n. Athletic or disciplinary exercises; the art of performing gymnastic exercises; also disciplinary exercises for the intellect or character. { Gym´nic (jim"nik), Gym´nic•al (- ni•k al), } a. [L. gymnicus, Gr. gymniko•s: cf. F. gymnique. See Gymmasium.] Athletic; gymnastic. [Obs.]
"Have they not swordplayers, and every sort Of gymnic artists, wrestlers, riders, runners?" Milton.

Gymnite
Gym´nite (-nit), n. [Gr. gymno•s naked. So called as coming from the Bare Hills, Maryland.] (Min.) A hydrous silicate of magnesia.

Gymnoblastea
Gym•no•blas´te•a (jim•no•blas"te•a), n. pl. [NL. fr. Gr. gymno•s naked + blasta•nein to sprout.] (Zoöl.) The Athecata; — so called because the medusoid buds are not inclosed in a capsule.

Gymnoblastic
Gym•no•blas´tic (-tik), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Gymnoblastea.

Gymnocarpous
Gym•no•car´pous (-kär"pus), a. [Gr. gymno•s naked + karpo•s fruit.] (Bot.) Naked-fruited, the fruit either smooth or not adherent to the perianth. Gray.

Gymnochroa
Gym•noch´ro•a (jim•nok"ro•a), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. gymno•s naked + chro•a skin, body.] (Zoöl.) A division of Hydroidea including the hydra. See Hydra.

Gymnocopa
Gym•no•co´pa (jim•no•ko"pa), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. gymno•s naked + kw•ph an oar.] (Zoöl.) A group of transparent, free-swimming Annelida, having setae only in the cephalic appendages.

Gymnocyte
Gym´no•cyte (jim"no•sit), n. [Gr. gymno•s naked + ky•tos a hollow vessel.] (Biol.) A cytode without a proper cell wall, but with a nucleus. Haeckel.

Gymnocytode
Gym•no•cy´tode (jim•no•si"tod), n. [Gr. gymno•s naked + E. cytode.] (Biol.) A cytode without either a cell wall or a nucleus. Haeckel.

Gymnodont
Gym´no•dont (jim"no•dont), n. [Gr. gymno•s naked + ’odoy•s, ’odo•ntos, tooth.] (Zoöl.) One of a group of plectognath fishes ( Gymnodontes), having the teeth and jaws consolidated into one or two bony plates, on each jaw, as the diodonts and tetradonts. See Bur fish, Globefish, Diodon.

Gymnonoti
Gym•no•no´ti (-no"ti), n. pl. [NL. fr. Gr. gymno•s naked + nw^tos the back.] (Zoöl.) The order of fishes which includes the Gymnotus or electrical eel. The dorsal fin is wanting.

Gymnopaedic
Gym•no•paed´ic (-ped"ik or - pe"dik), a. [Gr. gymno•s naked + pai^s, paido•s, a child.] (Zoöl.) Having young that are naked when hatched; psilopaedic; — said of certain birds.

Gymnophiona
Gym•no•phi´o•na (-fi"o•na), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. gymno•s naked + ’ofio•neos serpentlike.] (Zoöl.) An order of Amphibia, having a long, annulated, snakelike body. See Ophiomorpha.

Gymnoplast
Gym´no•plast (jim"no•plast), n. [Gr. gymno•s naked + pla•ssein to shape, mold.] (Biol.) A cell or mass of protoplasm devoid of an envelope, as a white blood corpuscle.

Gymnosomata
Gym•no•so´ma•ta (-so"ma•ta or - som"a•ta), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. gymno•s naked + sw^ma, sw•matos, the body.] (Zoöl.) One of the orders of Pteropoda. They have no shell.

Gymnosophist
Gym•nos´o•phist (jim•nos"o•fist), n. [Gr. gymnosofisth•s; gymno•s naked + sofisth•s philosopher; cf. F. gymnosophiste.] One of a sect of philosophers, said to have been found in India by Alexander the Great, who went almost naked, denied themselves the use of flesh, renounced bodily pleasures, and employed themselves in the contemplation of nature.

Gymnosophy
Gym•nos´o•phy (-fy), n. The doctrines of the Gymnosophists. Good.

Gymnosperm
Gym´no•sperm (jim"no•sperm), n. (Bot.) A plant that bears naked seeds ( i. e., seeds not inclosed in an ovary), as the common pine and hemlock. Cf. Angiosperm.

Gymnotoka
Gym•not´o•ka (jim•not"o•ka), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. gymno•s naked + to•kos a bringing forth.] (Zoöl.) The Athecata.

Gymnotus
Gym•no´tus (jim•no"tus), n. [NL., fr. Gr. gymno•s naked + nw^tos the back: cf. F. gymnote.] (Zoöl.) A genus of South American fresh-water fishes, including the Gymnotus electricus, or electric eel. It has a greenish, eel-like body, and is possessed of electric power.
"One fearful shock, fearful but momentary, like that from the electric blow of the gymnotus." De Quincey.

Gyn (gin), v. i. To begin. [Obs.] See Gin. { Gyn•ae•ce´um (jin•e•se"um), Gyn•ae•ci´um (jin•e•si"um), } n. [L., fr. Gr. gynaikei^on women’s apartments, fr. gynh• a woman.] That part of a large house, among the ancients, exclusively appropriated to women. [Written also gyneceum, gynecium.] Tennyson.

Gynandromorphism
Gy•nan•dro•mor´phism (- môr"fiz’m), n. [Gr. gynh• a woman, female + ’anh•r, ’andro•s, a man, male + morfh• form.] (Zoöl.) An abnormal condition of certain animals, in which one side has the external characters of the male, and the other those of the female.

Gynandromorphous
Gy•nan•dro•mor´phous (-fus), a. (Zoöl.) Affected with gynandromorphism.

Gynantherous
Gy•nan´ther•ous (-ther•us), a. [Gr. gynh• a woman + E. anther.] (Bot.) Pertaining to an abnormal condition of the flower, in which the stamens are converted into pistils. R. Brown.

Gynarchy
Gyn´ar•chy (jin"ar•ky), n. [Gr. gynh• a woman + -archy.] Government by a woman. Chesterfield.

Gyneceum
Gyn•e•ce´um (jin•e•se"um), n. See Gynaeceum.

Gynecocracy
Gyn•e•coc´ra•cy (jin•e•kok"ra•sy), n. [Gr. gynaikokrati•a; gynh•, gynaiko•s, a woman + kratei^n to rule: cf. F. gynecocratie. Cf. Gynocracy.] Government by a woman, female power; gyneocracy. Bailey.

Gynecology
Gyn•e•col´o•gy (jin•e•kol"o•jy or gi•ne-), n. [Gr. 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 (jin•e•ok"ra•sy), n. See Gynecocracy.

Gynephobia
Gyn•e•pho´bi•a (-fo"bi•a), n. [NL., fr. Gr. gynh• a woman + fo•bos fear.] Hatred of women; repugnance to the society of women. Holmes.

Gynne
Gyn´ne (gin"n e), v. i. To begin. See Gin. [Obs.]

Gynobasic
Gyn•o•ba´sic (-ba"sik), a. (Bot.) Pertaining to, or having, a gynobase.

Gynocracy
Gy•noc´ra•cy (ji•nok"ra•sy), n. [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.

Gynœcium
Gy•nœ"ci•um (ji•ne"si•um or -shi•um), n. [NL., fr. Gr. gynh• a woman + oi^kos house.] (Bot.) The pistils of a flower, taken collectively. See Illust. of Carpophore.

Gyp (jip), n. [Said to be a sportive application of Gr. gy•ps a vulture.] A college servant; — so called in Cambridge, England; at Oxford called a scout. [Cant]

Gypse (jips), n. [F.] See Gypsum. [Obs.] Pococke.

Gypsine
Gyp´sine (jip"sin), a. Gypseous. [R.] Chambers.

Gypsography
Gyp•sog´ra•phy (jip•sog"ra•fy), n. [ Gypsum + -graphy.] The act or art of engraving on gypsum.

Gypsoplast
Gyp´so•plast (jip"so•plast), n. [ Gypsum + Gr. pla•ssein to mold.] A cast taken in plaster of Paris, or in white lime.

Gypsum
Gyp´sum (jip"sum), n. [L. gypsum, Gr. gy•psos; cf. Ar. jibs plaster, mortar, Per. jabsin 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 (jip"sy), n. ; pl. Gypsies (-siz). [OE. Gypcyan, F. egyptien Egyptian, gypsy, L. 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. Cf. 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 a. 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 (jip"sy), v. i. To play the gypsy; to picnic in the woods. Mostly, Gyp´sy•ing, vb. n.

Gypsyism
Gyp´sy•ism (jip"si•iz’m), n.
1. The arts and practices or habits of gypsies; deception; cheating; flattery.
2. The state of a gypsy.

Gypsywort
Gyp´sy•wort (-wûrt•), n. (Bot.) A labiate plant (the Lycopus Europaeus). Gypsies are said to stain their skin with its juice.

Gyracanthus
Gyr•a•can´thus (jir•a•kan"thus), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 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 (ji"r al), a. [See Gyre.]
1. Moving in a circular path or way; whirling; gyratory.
2. (Anat.) Pertaining to a gyrus, or convolution.

Gyrate
Gy´rate (-rat), a. [L. gyratus made in a circular form, p. p. of gyrare.] Winding or coiled round; curved into a circle; taking a circular course.

Gyrate
Gy´rate (-rat), v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Gyrated (-ra•ted); p. pr. & vb. n. Gyrating.] [L. gyratus, p. p. of gyrare to gyrate. See Gyre, n. ] To revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado; to revolve.

Gyre (jir), n. [L. gyrus, Gr. gy^ros, cf. 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, v. t. & i. [Cf. OF. gyrer, girer. See Gyrate.] To turn round; to gyrate. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. Drayton.

Gyrencephala
Gyr•en•ceph´a•la (jir•en•sef"a•la), n. pl. [NL. fr. Gr. gyro•s round + ’egke•falos the brain.] (Zoöl.) The higher orders of Mammalia, in which the cerebrum is convoluted. — Gyr•en•ceph´a•lous (-lus), a.

Gyrfalcon
Gyr´fal•con (jer"fa•k’n), n. [OE. gerfaucon, OF. gerfaucon, LL. gyrofalco, perh. fr. L. gyrus circle + falco falcon, and named from its circling flight; or cf. E. gier-eagle. See Gyre, n. , Falcon.] (Zoöl.) 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.]

Gyrogonite
Gy•rog´o•nite (ji•rog"o•nit), n. [Gr. gy^ros circle, ring + go•nos fruit.] (Paleon.) The petrified fruit of the Chara hispida, a species of stonewort. See Stonewort. Lyell.

Gyrolepis
Gy•rol´e•pis (ji•rol"e•pis), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 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•ro"ma), n. [NL., fr. Gr. gyroy^n to round, bend, fr. gyro•s round.] A turning round. [R.]

Gyromancy
Gyr´o•man•cy (jir"o•man•sy or ji"ro-), n. [Gr. gy^ros ring, circle + -mancy: cf. F. gyromancie.] A kind of divination performed by drawing a ring or circle, and walking in or around it. Brande & C.

Gyron
Gy´ron (ji"ron), n. [F. 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.

Gyro-pigeon
Gy´ro-pi•geon (ji"ro•pij•un), n. [L. gyrare to revolve + E. 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.

Gyroscope
Gy´ro•scope (ji"ro•skop), n. [Gr. gy^ros ring, circle + - scope.]
1. A rotating wheel, mounted in a ring or rings, for illustrating the dynamics of rotating bodies, the composition of rotations, etc. It was devised by Professor W. R. Johnson, in 1832, by whom it was called the rotascope.
2. A form of the above apparatus, invented by M. Foucault, mounted so delicately as to render visible the rotation of the earth, through the tendency of the rotating wheel to preserve a constant plane of rotation, independently of the earth’s motion.

Gyroscopic
Gy•ro•scop´ic (-skop"ik), a. Pertaining to the gyroscope; resembling the motion of the gyroscope.

Gyrose
Gy•rose´ (ji•ros" or ji"ros), a. [See Gyre.] (Bot.) Turned round like a crook, or bent to and fro. Loudon.

Gyrostatic
Gy•ro•stat´ic (-stat"ik), a. (Physics) Of or pertaining to the gyrostat or to gyrostatics.

Gyrostatics
Gy•ro•stat´ics (-iks), n. (Physics) The doctrine or theory of the gyrostat, or of the phenomena of rotating bodies.

Gyrus
Gy´rus (ji"rus), n. ; pl. Gyri (-ri). [L. See Gyre, n. ] A convoluted ridge between grooves; a convolution; as the gyri of the brain; the gyri of brain coral. See Brain.

Gyte (git), a. Delirious; senselessly extravagant; as the man is clean gyte. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.

Gyve (jiv), n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. W. gefyn, Ir. geibhionn, Gael. geimheal.] A shackle; especially, one to confine the legs; a fetter. [Written also give.]
"Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves." Shak.
"With gyves upon his wrist." Hood.

Gyve, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Gyved (jivd); p. pr. & vb. n. Gyving.] To fetter; to shackle; to chain. Spenser.
"I will gyve thee in thine own courtship." Shak. H.