渦巻き

Japanese

Compound of 渦 (うず) (uzu, “whirlpool”) + 巻 (まき) (maki, “roll, winding”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) うずまき [ùzúꜜmàkì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
- IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝzɨᵝma̠kʲi]

A curve that is the locus of a point, that rotates about a fixed point, while continuously increasing its distance from that point.

渦巻き (hiragana うずまき, rōmaji uzumaki, historical hiragana うづまき)

(geometry) spiral; a curve that is the locus of a point, that rotates about a fixed point, while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
(by extension) Short for 渦巻き形 (“spiral-shaped”).
(by extension) Short for 渦巻き模様 (“whirling or spiral pattern”).
whirlpool, eddy, vortex

Terms derived from 渦巻き

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