вихър — meaning in English
vihar
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English meaning
- cyclone noun A large storm system with winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure.
- eddy noun A swirl of water or air that spins in the opposite direction to the main flow around it.
- gale noun A very strong wind, stronger than a breeze but not as violent as a storm.
- gyre noun A swirling vortex.
- vortex noun A spinning mass of air, water, or other matter that pulls things toward its centre, such as a whirlpool or whirlwind.
- whirlwind noun A small, rapidly rotating column of air, such as a dust devil or small tornado.
Senses
вихър is used for these senses in English:
- eddy A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.
- gale (meteorology) A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.
- gyre A swirling vortex.
- vortex (figuratively) Anything that involves constant violent or chaotic activity around some centre.
- whirlwind A windstorm of limited extent, such as a tornado, dust devil, or waterspout, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air.
cyclone — full definition
- noun A large storm system with winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure.
- noun A tropical storm of this kind, especially one occurring in the Indian Ocean or South Pacific.
eddy — full definition
- noun A swirl of water or air that spins in the opposite direction to the main flow around it.
- verb To swirl or circle back on itself, the way water or air does around an obstacle.