turbilhão — meaning in English
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English meaning
- gyre noun A swirling, spinning mass, such as of water or air.
- maelstrom noun A large, violent whirlpool.
- vortex noun A spinning mass of air, water, or other matter that pulls things toward its centre, such as a whirlpool or whirlwind.
- whirlpool noun A powerful, swirling current of water that pulls objects toward its centre.
- whirlwind noun A small, rapidly rotating column of air, such as a dust devil or small tornado.
Senses
turbilhão is used for these senses in English:
- gyre (oceanography) An ocean current caused by wind which moves in a circular manner, especially one that is large-scale and observed in a major ocean.
- maelstrom (figuratively) A chaotic or turbulent situation.
- vortex A whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column.
- vortex (figuratively) Anything that involves constant violent or chaotic activity around some centre.
- whirlpool A swirling body of water.
- 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.
gyre — full definition
- noun A swirling, spinning mass, such as of water or air.
- noun A circular or spiral movement, or the circular path something moving traces out.
- noun (anatomy) Another word for gyrus, a fold on the surface of the brain.
- noun A large, circular ocean current driven by wind.
maelstrom — full definition
- noun A large, violent whirlpool.
- noun A chaotic, turbulent, or overwhelming situation.
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