vertex

Significado (Inglés)

1. (declension-3, masculine) whirl, whirlpool, eddy, vortex
2. (declension-3, masculine) eddy of wind or flame, whirlwind, coil of flame
3. (declension-3, literally, masculine) top, crown of the head
4. (declension-3, masculine, poetic) head
5. (declension-3, masculine) pole of the heavens (north or south)
6. (declension-3, masculine) highest point, top, peak, summit (of a mountain, house, tree, etc.)
7. (declension-3, figuratively, masculine, poetic) highest, uttermost, greatest

Oposto a

fundus

Sinónimos

gurges

vorāgō

Traducións

vortice

remolino

redemoinho

Strudel

tourbillon

whirlpool

Wirbel

maalstroom

remoinho

Stromschnelle

draaikolk

remolí

δίνη

gorgo

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

[ˈwɛr.tɛks]

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

From vertō (“to turn around, turn about”).