whirlpool
body of swirling water
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Summary
whirlpool ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,182 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: natural phenomenon[2]
- Commons category: Whirlpools[3]
- Topic's main category: Category:Whirlpools[4]
- Described by source: National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan[5], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[6], The New Student's Reference Work[7], Q124618875[8]
- Different from: waterspout[9]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000409[10]
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Influence
Things named for whirlpool include Zeleni vir[11], a nature reserve[12], in Croatia[13], founded in 1962[14].
Why It Matters
whirlpool has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] whirlpool is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]
Entities named for whirlpool include Zeleni vir[11], a nature reserve[12], in Croatia[13], founded in 1962[14].