Vortices - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

proper noun

A dangerous whirlpool in a narrow channel of the sea, opposite the cave of the sea monster scylla.

noun

A current flowing in an opposite direction to another.

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The equatorial countercurrent

adverb

In or with opposite directions of flow.

Примеры использования:

The leys pass countercurrent to the soap

noun

A flow moving in the opposite direction to another.

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A counterflow airstream that works to keep dust from entering the cooling system

noun

A circular movement of water causing a small whirlpool.

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The current was forming foam-lipped eddies along the bank

verb

(of water, air, or smoke) move in a circular way.

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The mists from the river eddied round the banks

verb

(of water, wind, smoke, etc.) to move fast in a circle

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The water eddied ceaselessly in the wake of the boat.

verb

Whirl or gyrate.

Примеры использования:

A swarm of ghosts gyred around him

noun

A spiral or vortex.

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The two source waters of the cold fresh arctic water and the warm salty atlantic water form a cyclo…

noun

A circular pattern of ocean currents (= flows of water in a particular direction)

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The area is one of the world’s five major ocean gyres – huge systems of rotating currents., the haw…

noun

A powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river.

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Together they stood in the foretops and conned the ship in through the seething maelstrom of the eq…

noun

A situation in which there is great confusion, disagreement, or violence

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It was a country in turmoil, caught up in a maelstrom of change.

verb

Move in a twisting or spiralling pattern.

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The smoke was swirling around him

noun

A quantity of something moving in a twisting or spiralling pattern.

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Swirls of dust swept across the floor

verb

To move quickly with a twisting circular movement, or to cause something to move this way

Примеры использования:

[ i ] snowflakes swirled down from the sky., [ i ] fig. accusations continue to swirl around him., …

verb

Move in a twisting or spiralling pattern.

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The smoke was swirling around him

adjective

Moving in a twisting or spiralling pattern.

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The swirling waves

noun

A quickly rotating mass of water in a river or sea into which objects may be drawn, typically caused by the meeting of conflicting currents.

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She watched the currents rush into whirlpools and swirl and swirl until they bumped into the next w…

noun

Water that moves in a powerful, circular current, sucking into its center anything that floats near it

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Some health clubs have whirlpools and steam rooms.

noun

A column of air moving rapidly round and round in a cylindrical or funnel shape.

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They can cause dust devils and whirlwinds, though these are nothing when compared to the immense du…

noun

A storm with strong winds that move in a circle

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The film created a whirlwind of controversy., a whirlwind tour