swirl


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Synonyms for swirl

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for swirl

to move or cause to move like a rapid rotary current of liquid

Synonyms

to rotate rapidly

to have the sensation of turning in circles

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Synonyms for swirl

the shape of something rotating rapidly

turn in a twisting or spinning motion

flow in a circular current, of liquids

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The axial swirler is adopted inside a burner and varied with different swirl vane angles.
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The re-entrant chamber without central projection and with sharp edges provides higher swirl number than all other chambers.
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