στρόβιλος

Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

From στρόβ(ος) (strób(os), whirl) + -ιλος (-ilos).

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στρόβῑλος (stróbīlosm (genitive στροβῑ́λου); second declension

  1. round ball
  2. spinning top
    Synonym: βέμβιξ (bémbix)
  3. cyclone, whirlwind
  4. twist or turn in music
  5. whirling dance, pirouette
  6. (botany) pinecone
  7. fir, pine, especially the Swiss stone pine (Pinus cembra)
  8. winch or perhaps rotating shaft

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