вихрь — meaning in English
vikhr
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English meaning
- eddy noun A swirl of water or air that spins in the opposite direction to the main flow around it.
- 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.
- whirlwind noun A small, rapidly rotating column of air, such as a dust devil or small tornado.
Senses
вихрь 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.
- gyre A swirling vortex.
- maelstrom (figuratively) A chaotic or turbulent situation.
- vortex A whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column.
- 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.
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.
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.
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