vertex

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Concepten

draaikolk

maalstroom

vortex

Tegenovergesteld aan

fundus

Synoniemen

gurges

vorāgō

Vertalingen

vortice

remolino

Strudel

redemoinho

tourbillon

whirlpool

Wirbel

turbilhão

vórtice

Stromschnelle

remolí

δίνη

remoinho

gorgo

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

[ˈwɛr.tɛks]

Etymologie (Engels)

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