{Whirling table}. (a) (Physics) An apparatus provided with one or more revolving disks, with weights, pulleys, and other attachments, for illustrating the phenomena and laws of centrifugal force, and the like. (b) A potter's wheel. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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 — 1. noun The action of the verb to whirl. 2. adjective That whirls or whirl. a whirling carousel … Wiktionary
Whirling table — Whirling Whirl ing, a. & n. from {Whirl}, v. t. [1913 Webster] {Whirling table}. (a) (Physics) An apparatus provided with one or more revolving disks, with weights, pulleys, and other attachments, for illustrating the phenomena and laws of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 dervish — Islam. a member of a Turkish order of dervishes, or Sufis, whose ritual consists in part of a highly stylized whirling dance. * * * … Universalium
Whirling Dervishes — noun Sufis of an ascetic order whose ritual religious observances involve mystical poetry of Mevlana (Jelaleddin al Rumi, sometimes called Rumi popularly), music, and a whirling dance. Centered in Turkey but widespread internationally. Syn:… … Wiktionary
whirling dervish — noun a dervish whose actions include ecstatic dancing and whirling • Syn: ↑whirler • Derivationally related forms: ↑whirl (for: ↑whirler) • Hypernyms: ↑dervish … Useful english dictionary
Whirling — Центрифугирование … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
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 — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. swirling, spinning, rotating; see revolving 1 , turning … English dictionary for students
