| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| espanja | remolino, vórtice |
| esperanto | vortico |
| hollanti | wervelwind, draaikolk, maalstroom, kolk |
| italia | vortice, vorticoso, gorgo |
| japani | 渦 (uzu), かどう (kadō) |
| kreikka | δίνη (díni) |
| latina | vertex, vortex |
| norja | virvel |
| portugali | vórtice, remoinho, rodamoinho, turbilhão, redemoinho, funil |
| puola | wir |
| ranska | vortex, tourbillon |
| ruotsi | vortex, virvel |
| saksa | Wirbel, Strudel |
| suomi | pyörre, kita, pyörremyrsky, nielu |
| turkki | girdap |
| tšekki | vír, víření |
| unkari | légörvény |
| venäjä | водоворот (vodovorot), вихрь (vihr), воронка (voronka) |
| viro | keeris |
| Monikko | vortices |
| Monikko | vortexes |
A whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column.
Vortex created by the passage of an aircraft wing, revealed by colored smoke
A whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column.
Von Kármán vortex street behind a drinking straw; milk was poured into the water to make the current visible
A whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column.
A Kármán vortex street is shown in this photo, as winds from the west blow onto clouds that have formed over the mountains in the desert. This phenomenon observed from ground level is extremely rare, as most cloud-related Kármán vortex street activity is viewed from space.