wervel — meaning in English
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English meaning
- vertebra noun Any one of the small bones that link together to form the spine.
- vortex noun A spinning mass of air, water, or other matter that pulls things toward its centre, such as a whirlpool or whirlwind.
- whorl noun Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles, ovals, arcs, or a spiral.
Senses
wervel is used for these senses in English:
- vertebra (skeleton) Any of the bony or cartilaginous segments which make up the backbone, consisting in some lower vertebrates of several distinct elements which never become united, and in higher vertebrates having a short more or less cylindrical body whose ends articulate by pads of elastic or cartilaginous tissue with those of adjacent vertebrae and a bony arch that encloses the spinal cord.
- vortex A whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column.
- whorl Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles, ovals, arcs, or a spiral.
vortex — full definition
- noun A spinning mass of air, water, or other matter that pulls things toward its centre, such as a whirlpool or whirlwind.
- noun A situation of intense, chaotic activity that seems to draw everything nearby into it.