whirlpools
Circular current traps
Whirlpools are circular currents of water that spin around a central point, drawing floating objects toward the center.
They form where opposing currents meet or water drains through a narrow passage.
The word extends to any situation that pulls things inward: a whirlpool of debt, caught in a whirlpool of emotions.
Whirlpool is also a brand of home appliances.
Rotating fluid column
- eddyCircular counter-current
- maelstromViolent whirlpool or upheaval
- currentDirected flow of charge
- undertowSubsurface seaward current
swirl · Charybdis · Naruto · tidal · rapids · funnel · spiral · river
Mythological sea vortex
- OdysseusIthaca's long-wandering monarch
- ScyllaSix-headed mythical beast
- sea monsterMythic ocean beast
- legendUnverified traditional tale
abyss · sailors · shipwreck · peril · Homer · Norse · folklore · navigation
Science of liquid motion
- rotationTurning on an axis
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
- angular momentumRotational motion quantity
- fluid dynamicsScience of flowing matter
centripetal · circulation · eddies · pressure · velocity · physics · formation · phenomenon
Violent disturbance or confusion
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- spiralCurve winding around center
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- vortexRotating fluid column
overwhelm · engulf · swept · trapped · emotions · thoughts · downward · inescapable
Whirlpool bath with jets
- hot tubHeated jetted soaking pool
- spaTherapeutic wellness facility
- jetsPressurized fluid streams
- hydrotherapyWater-based medical treatment
massage · bubbles · relaxation · soak · warm · therapeutic · circulation · bath
vortex
Rotating fluid column
undertow · swirl · Charybdis · Naruto · tidal · rapids · funnel · spiral · river · ocean
Charybdis
Mythological sea vortex
- OdysseusIthaca's long-wandering monarch
- ScyllaSix-headed mythical beast
- sea monsterMythic ocean beast
legend · abyss · sailors · shipwreck · peril · Homer · Norse · folklore · navigation · maritime
hydrodynamics
Science of liquid motion
- rotationTurning on an axis
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
- angular momentumRotational motion quantity
fluid dynamics · centripetal · circulation · eddies · pressure · velocity · physics · formation · phenomenon · oceanography
turmoil
Violent disturbance or confusion
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- spiralCurve winding around center
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
vortex · overwhelm · engulf · swept · trapped · emotions · thoughts · downward · inescapable · drawn
jacuzzi
Whirlpool bath with jets
hydrotherapy · massage · bubbles · relaxation · soak · warm · therapeutic · circulation · bath · wellness
- sea phenomenawaves, tides, currents, storm surges, rogue waves
- vorticesvortex, tornado, tornadoes, twister, hurricane
- natural wondersnorthern lights, aurora borealis, auroras, rainbows, Great Barrier Reef
- Ocean Phenomenatsunami, tides, rogue wave, ocean current, swells
- water motionsplash, pour, flow, trickle, gush
- fluid funbubbles, water flow, splash, pour, flow
whirlpoolsstill water
Water not flowing
calms · millpond · stagnant water · dead calm · flat water
- whirlpool bathJetted bathtub for hydrotherapy
- whirlpool tubTub with circulating jets