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1whirling 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… …
2Whirling — 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 …
3whirling — 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,… …
4whirling — n. Twirl, circular motion …
5whirling — noun the act of rotating in a circle or spiral • Syn: ↑gyration • Derivationally related forms: ↑whirl, ↑gyrate (for: ↑gyration) • Hypernyms: ↑rotation, ↑ …
6whirling 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) …
7rotary 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: ↑ …
8black 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 …
9twist 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 …
10philosophy, 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… …
