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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

wirbelartig

Pronunciation / Transliteration: vir-bel-ar-tig

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Vortical/ˈvɔːr.tɪ.kəl/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die wirbelartigen Strömungen wurden im Windkanal gemessen."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Of, relating to, or shaped like a vortex or vortices; revolving or whirling rapidly.

    "The aircraft wings generated strong vortical flows during high-angle maneuvers."
  2. 2

    Having a swirling or spiraling pattern resembling a whirlpool.

    "Staring into the vortical depths of the storm cloud filled the meteorologist with awe."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the noun 'vortex', which comes from the Latin 'vortex' (whirlpool, eddy), related to 'vertere' (to turn). The adjectival suffix '-ical' was added in the mid-19th century to describe things relating to or characterized by vortices or a whirling motion.

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