whirling motion

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• whirling disease — a parasitic disease of trout caused by the myxosporidean protozoan Myxosoma cerebralis. The parasite enters spine of the fish at a stage before the cartilage has turned to bone. Causes bent spines which force the fish to swim in the… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• Whirling — Whirl Whirl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whirled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whirling}.] [OE. whirlen, probably from the Scand.; cf. Icel. & Sw. hvirfla, Dan. hvirvle; akin to D. wervelen, G. wirbeln, freq. of the verb seen in Icel. hverfa to turn. [root]16. See …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• whirling — Synonyms and related words: angular momentum, angular motion, angular velocity, axial motion, bowling, centrifugation, circulation, circumgyration, circumrotation, full circle, gyrating, gyration, pivoting, reeling, revolution, revolving, roll,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• whirling — n. Twirl, circular motion …   New dictionary of synonyms

• whirling — noun the act of rotating in a circle or spiral • Syn: ↑gyration • Derivationally related forms: ↑whirl, ↑gyrate (for: ↑gyration) • Hypernyms: ↑rotation, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• whirling table — noun : any of various apparatus for producing rapid rotary and usually horizontal motion (as to demonstrate a law in physics or to coat plates evenly in photography) …   Useful english dictionary

• rotary motion — noun the act of rotating as if on an axis the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music • Syn: ↑rotation • Derivationally related forms: ↑rotate (for: ↑rotation) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• black tail disease — whirling disease (a parasitic disease of trout caused by the myxosporidean protozoan Myxosoma cerebralis. The parasite enters spine of the fish at a stage before the cartilage has turned to bone. Causes bent spines which force the fish to swim in …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• twist disease — whirling disease (a parasitic disease of trout caused by the myxosporidean protozoan Myxosoma cerebralis. The parasite enters spine of the fish at a stage before the cartilage has turned to bone. Causes bent spines which force the fish to swim in …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• philosophy, Western — Introduction       history of Western philosophy from its development among the ancient Greeks to the present.       This article has three basic purposes: (1) to provide an overview of the history of philosophy in the West, (2) to relate… …   Universalium

• whirl — [hwʉrl, wʉrl] vi. [ME whirlen < ON hvirfla, akin to hverfa: see WHIR] 1. to move rapidly in a circular manner or as in an orbit; circle swiftly [couples whirling round the dance floor] 2. to rotate or spin fast; gyrate 3. to move, go, drive,… …   English World dictionary