- vortiginous
- vor·tig·i·nous
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Vortiginous — Vor*tig i*nous, a. [Cf. {Vertiginous}.] Moving rapidly round a center; vortical. [R.] Cowper. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vortiginous — [vôr tij′ə nəs] adj. [L vortiginosus, for vertiginosus < vertigo: see VERTIGO] Archaic 1. whirling: said of motion 2. moving in or like a vortex … English World dictionary
vortiginous — /vawr tij euh neuhs/, adj. resembling a vortex; whirling; vortical. [1665 75; var. of VERTIGINOUS] * * * … Universalium
vortiginous — /vɔˈtɪdʒənəs/ (say vaw tijuhnuhs) adjective whirling; vortical. {variant of vertiginous} …
vortiginous — (ˈ)vȯ(r)|tijənəs adjective Etymology: Latin vortigin , vortigo, vertigin , vertigo action of whirling + English ous more at vertigo 1. archaic : vortical 2 … Useful english dictionary
High score — The high score of a video game, arcade game, or computer game is usually the highest logged point value. Many times a game will have a list of several high scores, called the high score table. History The high score first achieved cultural… … Wikipedia
rotary — adj 1. rotating, rotational, revolving, turning, vertiginous; gyral, gyratory, gyrating, spinning; vortical, vorticose, vortiginous, whirling; cir cumrotatory, circumvolutory, circumgyratory. n 2. traffic circle, Brit. roundabout … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
vortex — n. (pl. tices ) whirlpool. ♦ vortical, ♦ vorticose, ♦ vorticular, ♦ vortiginous, a. whirling. ♦ vorticist, n. painter whose theory of art was that it should express the complexity of modern machinery, etc … Dictionary of difficult words
vorticular — vorˈticose, vorticˈūlar or vortiginous / ijˈ/ adjective Vortical • • • Main Entry: ↑vortex … Useful english dictionary
