vertex

Oznaczający (Angielski)

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

Koncepcje

wir wodny

wir

Przeciwieństwo

fundus

Synonimy

gurges

vorāgō

Tłumaczenia

vortice

remolino

redemoinho

Strudel

tourbillon

whirlpool

Wirbel

remoinho

maalstroom

turbilhão

Stromschnelle

draaikolk

remolí

δίνη

gorgo

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

[ˈwɛr.tɛks]

Etymologia (Angielski)

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