Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä
Kuvat 11

Synonyymit

Ääntäminen

  • ÄäntäminenUS
  • ÄäntäminenAU
  • GA:
    • IPA: /ˈvɔɹtɛks/
KieliKäännökset
espanjaremolino, vórtice
esperantovortico
hollantiwervelwind, draaikolk, maalstroom, kolk
italiavortice, vorticoso, gorgo
japani (uzu), かどう (kadō)
kreikkaδίνη (díni)
latinavertex, vortex
norjavirvel
portugalivórtice, remoinho, rodamoinho, turbilhão, redemoinho, funil
puolawir
ranskavortex, tourbillon
ruotsivortex, virvel
saksaWirbel, Strudel
suomipyörre, kita, pyörremyrsky, nielu
turkkigirdap
tšekkivír, víření
unkarilégörvény
venäjäводоворот (vodovorot), вихрь (vihr), воронка (voronka)
virokeeris

Määritelmät

Substantiivi

  1. A whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column.
  2. (figuratively) Anything that involves constant violent or chaotic activity around some centre.
  3. (figuratively) Anything that inevitably draws surrounding things into its current.
  4. (historical) A supposed collection of particles of very subtle matter, endowed with a rapid rotary motion around an axis which was also the axis of a sun or planet; part of a Cartesian theory accounting for the formation of the universe, and the movements of the bodies composing it.
  5. (zoology) Any of numerous species of small Turbellaria belonging to Vortex and allied genera.

Verbi

  1. (chemistry) To mix using a vortex mixer.

Esimerkit

  • An extreme version of vorticity is a vortex. The vortex is a spinning, cyclonic mass of fluid, which can be observed in the rotation of water going down a drain, as well as in smoke rings, tornados and hurricanes.

Taivutusmuodot

Monikkovortices
Monikkovortexes

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.