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• Hillman Vortic — Der Hillman Vortic ist ein Wagen der Oberklasse, den der britische Autohersteller Hillman 1928 herausbrachte. Das Fahrzeug hat einen obengesteuerten 8 Zylinder Reihenmotor mit 2618 cm³ Hubraum, der die Hinterräder antreibt. Vier Jahre später… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• vertex — noun (plural vertices; also vertexes) Etymology: Middle English, top of the head, from Latin vertic , vertex, vortic , vortex whirl, whirlpool, top of the head, summit, from vertere to turn Date: 14th century 1. the top of the head 2. a. the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• vortex — noun (plural vortices; also vortexes) Etymology: New Latin vortic , vortex, from Latin vertex, vortex whirlpool more at vertex Date: 1652 1. something that resembles a whirlpool < the hellish vortex of battle Time > 2. a. a mass of fluid (as a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• vorticella — noun (plural vorticellae or cellas) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin vortic , vortex Date: 1787 any of a genus (Vorticella) of stalked bell shaped ciliates …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• vorticism — noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Latin vortic , vortex Date: 1914 an English abstract art movement from about 1912 15 embracing cubist and futurist concepts • vorticist noun or adjective, often capitalized …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Hillman — was a famous British automobile marque, manufactured by the Rootes Group. It was based in Ryton on Dunsmore, near Coventry, England, from 1907 to 1976. Before 1907 the company had built bicycles.HistoryOriginsThe original company named Hillman… …   Wikipedia

• Hillman (Unternehmen) — Hillman Logo Hillman Minx, 1959 Hillma …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Hillman — Motor Car Company fue un fabricante británico de automóviles, fundado en 1907, comprado en 1928 por Humber y finalmente ambos absorbidos por el grupo Rootes en 1931. La marca Hillman se mantuvo en el mercado hasta 1976. Historia William Hillman,… …   Wikipedia Español

• vortical — vortically, adv. /vawr ti keuhl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a vortex. 2. suggesting or resembling a vortex. 3. moving in a vortex. [1645 55; < L vortic (s. of vortex VORTEX) + AL1] * * * …   Universalium

• vorticism — vorticist, n., adj. /vawr teuh siz euhm/, n. (sometimes cap.) a short lived avant garde British art movement that was nurtured by Wyndham Lewis, derived from futurism and cubism, and reached its climax in an exhibition in London in 1915,… …   Universalium

• vorticity — /vawr tis i tee/, n., pl. vorticities. Mech. a measure of the circulation of a fluid: a quantity equal to twice the angular momentum of a particle of the fluid around which there is circulation. [1890 95; < L vortic (s. of vortex; see VORTEX) +… …   Universalium