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a whorl

  • 1 helica

        helica ae, f, ἑλίκη, a whorl.
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    Latin-English dictionary > helica

  • 2 turbō

        turbō inis, m    [1 turbo], that which whirls, a whirlwind, hurricane, tornado: saevi exsistunt turbines, Pac. ap. C.: validi venti, O.: turbo aut subita tempestas: pulvis collectus turbine, H.: venti terras turbine perflant, V.— A spinning-top, whip-top: volitans sub verbere, V.— A magic wheel, wheel of fortune: solve turbinem, H.— A whorl, spiral, twist: bucina, in latum quae turbine crescit ab imo, O.: suāpte naturā versari turbinem.— A whirl, round, circle: nubes Turbine fumans piceo, i. e. of black curling smoke, V.— A whirling motion, revolution: teli (contorti), V.: Murranum ingentis turbine saxi Excutit, i. e. with a huge whirling stone, V.: militiae turbine factus eques, i. e. through the round of promotion, O.—Fig., a whirlwind, storm: in maximis turbinibus rei p. navem gubernare: tu, turbo ac tempestas pacis atque oti, disturber: mentis, O.
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    I
    turbare, turbavi, turbatus V
    disturb, agitate, throw into confusion
    II
    that which whirls; whirlwind, tornado; spinning top; spiral, round, circle
    III
    that which whirls; whirlwind, tornado; spinning top; spiral, round, circle

    Latin-English dictionary > turbō

  • 3 vertex (vortex)

        vertex (vortex) icis, m    [VERT-], a whirl, eddy, whirlpool, vortex: torto vertice torrens, V.: (flumen) minores volvere vertices, H.: sine vertice aquae euntes, O.: amnis transverso vertice dolia inpulit ad ripam, L.— A whirlwind: contra (ventum) enitentes vertice intorti adfligebantur, L.— Of flame, a coil, whorl: flammis inter tabulata volutus Ad caelum undabat vertex, V.—The highest point, top, peak, summit: ignes, qui ex Aetnae vertice erumpunt: flammae rotantes Vertice fumum, H.: a vertice, from above, V.—Of the head, the top, crown: ab imis unguibus usque ad verticem summum: talos a vertice pulcher ad imos, H.: toto vertice supra est, by the head, V.: moribundus, O.— The pole: caeli vertices ipsi: Hic vertex nobis semper sublimis, V.—The highest, greatest (poet.): dolorum vertices.

    Latin-English dictionary > vertex (vortex)

  • 4 helix

    hĕlix, ĭcis, f., = helix (wound, twisted).
    I.
    A kind of ivy, Cic. Univ. 9, 27; Plin. 16, 34, 62, § 145 sqq.—
    II.
    A kind of willow, Plin. 16, 37, 69, § 177.—
    III.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > helix

См. также в других словарях:

  • Whorl — is a type of spiral pattern.Other meanings of whorl include: * Whorl (mollusc), a single, complete 360° turn in the spiral growth of a mollusc shell ** Body whorl, in a mollusc shell the most recently formed whorl of a spiral shell, terminating… …   Wikipedia

  • Whorl — Whorl, n. [OE. whorvil the whirl of a spindle; akin to AS. hweorfa the whirl of a spindle, hweorfan to turn; cf. OD. worvel the whirl of a spindle. See {Whirl}, n. & v.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) A circle of two or more leaves, flowers, or other… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • whorl — [wə:l US wo:rl] n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from whirl] 1.) a pattern made of a line that curls out in circles that get bigger and bigger 2.) technical a circular pattern of leaves or flowers on a stem …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • whorl — [ wɜrl, hwɜrl ] noun count a circular pattern made by a line that continues to go around and around ╾ whorled adjective …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • whorl — mid 15c., flywheel or pulley on a spindle, perhaps an alteration of WHIRL (Cf. whirl). Meaning circle of leaves or flowers round a stem of a plant is first recorded 1550s. Of seashells or other spiral structures, from 1828 …   Etymology dictionary

  • whorl — [n] spiral coil, corkscrew, curl, eddy, helix, swirl, twirl, twist, vortex, whirlpool; concept 436 …   New thesaurus

  • whorl — ► NOUN 1) Zoology each of the turns in the spiral shell of a mollusc. 2) Botany a set of leaves, flowers, or branches springing from a stem at the same level and encircling it. 3) a complete circle in a fingerprint. DERIVATIVES whorled adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • whorl — [hwôrl, hwʉrl] n. [ME whorwyl, dial. var. of wherwille, WHIRL] 1. a small flywheel on a spindle, as for regulating the speed of a spinning wheel 2. anything with a coiled or spiral appearance; specif., a) any of the circular ridges that form the… …   English World dictionary

  • Whorl (mollusc) — A whorl is a single, complete 360° turn in the spiral growth of a mollusc shell. A mollusc shell is basically a long tube, usually coiled in a spiral for strength and compactness. The number of whorls in the shell depend on various factors in the …   Wikipedia

  • whorl — UK [wɜː(r)l] / US [wɜrl] / US [hwɜrl] noun [countable] Word forms whorl : singular whorl plural whorls a circular pattern made by a line that continues to go round and round Derived word: whorled adjective …   English dictionary

  • whorl — /hwerrl, hwawrl, werrl, wawrl/, n. 1. a circular arrangement of like parts, as leaves or flowers, around a point on an axis; verticil. 2. one of the turns or volutions of a spiral shell. 3. anything shaped like a coil. 4. one of the central… …   Universalium

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