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Definitions

  1. 1. to revolve
  2. 2. a loop
  3. 3. a circle

Words Containing 旋

螺旋面
luó xuán miàn

fusilli (pasta)

回旋
huí xuán

to circle; to wheel; to go around

螺旋钳
luó xuán qián

wrench

螺旋体
luó xuán tǐ

Spirochaetes, phylum of extremophile bacteria

斡旋
wò xuán

to mediate (a conflict etc)

包氏螺旋体
bāo shì luó xuán tǐ

Borrelia, genus of Spirochaete bacteria

凯旋
kǎi xuán

to return in triumph

旋转曲面
xuán zhuǎn qū miàn

a surface of revolution (math.)

旋光
xuán guāng

rotation of plane of polarization of light

下旋
xià xuán

(sport) backspin

下旋削球
xià xuán xiāo qiú

(golf, tennis) undercut

旋即
xuán jí

soon after

旋转台
xuán zhuǎn tái

rotating platform

旋翼
xuán yì

rotor wing

旋子
xuàn zi

whirlwind somersault (in gymnastics or martial arts)

旋转极
xuán zhuǎn jí

pole of rotation

盘旋
pán xuán

to spiral

旋转运动
xuán zhuǎn yùn dòng

rotation

旋转力
xuán zhuǎn lì

turning force

周旋
zhōu xuán

to mix with others

旋转行李传送带
xuán zhuǎn xíng li chuán sòng dài

baggage carousel

旋子
xuán zi

torsor (math.)

螺旋
luó xuán

spiral

旋绕
xuán rào

to curl up

旋律
xuán lǜ

melody

旋风脚
xuàn fēng jiǎo

whirlwind kick (martial arts)

旋乾转坤
xuán qián zhuǎn kūn

lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering

土耳其旋转烤肉
tǔ ěr qí xuán zhuǎn kǎo ròu

Turkish döner kebab

旋转轴
xuán zhuǎn zhóu

axis of rotation

四川旋木雀
sì chuān xuán mù què

(bird species of China) Sichuan treecreeper (Certhia tianquanensis)

螺旋粉
luó xuán fěn

fusilli (corkscrew shaped pasta)

螺旋曲面
luó xuán qū miàn

spiral surface

蜗旋
wō xuán

to spiral

祸不旋踵
huò bù xuán zhǒng

trouble is never far away (idiom)

涡旋
wō xuán

eddy

反气旋
fǎn qì xuán

anticyclone

环极涡旋
huán jí wō xuán

circumpolar vortex

旋转角速度
xuán zhuǎn jiǎo sù dù

rotational angular velocity

旋转
xuán zhuǎn

to rotate

旋涡
xuán wō

spiral

回旋余地
huí xuán yú dì

room to maneuver; leeway; latitude

旋涡状
xuán wō zhuàng

spiral-shaped

发旋
fà xuán

hair whorl

黑旋风
hēi xuàn fēng

Black Whirlwind, nickname of 李逵[lǐ kuí], known for his fearsome behavior in combat and his dark complexion

旋风
xuàn fēng

whirlwind

旋转指标
xuán zhuǎn zhǐ biāo

winding number

旋覆花
xuán fù huā

(botany) convolvulvus

旋臂
xuán bì

spiral arm

准稳旋涡结构
zhǔn wěn xuán wō jié gòu

quasi-stationary spiral structure QSSS (astrophysics)

核自旋
hé zì xuán

nuclear spin

旋木雀
xuán mù què

(bird species of China) Eurasian treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)

回旋加速器
huí xuán jiā sù qì

cyclotron (particle accelerator)

旋筒风帆
xuán tǒng fēng fān

rotor sail

旋转烤肉
xuán zhuǎn kǎo ròu

döner kebab

回旋处
huí xuán chù

traffic circle; rotary; roundabout

螺旋藻
luó xuán zǎo

spiral algae

旋踵
xuán zhǒng

(literary) in an instant (lit. to turn on one's heel)

气旋
qì xuán

cyclone

回旋曲
huí xuán qǔ

rondo

旋床
xuàn chuáng

lathe

包柔氏螺旋体
bāo róu shì luó xuán tǐ

Borrelia, genus of Spirochaete bacteria

旋转角
xuán zhuǎn jiǎo

angle of rotation

红翅旋壁雀
hóng chì xuán bì què

(bird species of China) wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria)

旋转球
xuán zhuǎn qiú

spin ball

棒旋星系
bàng xuán xīng xì

barred spiral galaxy

锈红腹旋木雀
xiù hóng fù xuán mù què

(bird species of China) rusty-flanked treecreeper (Certhia nipalensis)

旋转木马
xuán zhuǎn mù mǎ

merry-go-round

旋闸
xuán zhá

rotor sluice gate

盘旋曲折
pán xuán qū zhé

(idiom) (of a road etc) to wind circuitously

休氏旋木雀
xiū shì xuán mù què

(bird species of China) Hume's treecreeper (Certhia manipurensis)

钩端螺旋体病
gōu duān luó xuán tǐ bìng

leptospirosis

螺旋形
luó xuán xíng

spiral

旋渊
xuán yuān

abyss

旋前肌
xuán qián jī

pronator teres muscle (below the elbow)

旋回
xuán huí

to cycle

油旋
yóu xuán

Youxuan, a kind of a pastry

螺旋桨
luó xuán jiǎng

propeller

旋涡星云
xuán wō xīng yún

spiral nebula

螺旋千斤顶
luó xuán qiān jīn dǐng

screw jack

打旋
dǎ xuán

to revolve

轴旋转
zhóu xuán zhuǎn

to rotate about an axis

旋花科
xuán huā kē

Convolvulaceae, herbaceous plant family

高山旋木雀
gāo shān xuán mù què

(bird species of China) bar-tailed treecreeper (Certhia himalayana)

幽门螺旋菌
yōu mén luó xuán jūn

Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)

凯旋门
kǎi xuán mén

triumphal arch

霍氏旋木雀
huò shì xuán mù què

(bird species of China) Hodgson's treecreeper (Certhia hodgsoni)

旋涡星系
xuán wō xīng xì

spiral galaxy

旋律
xuán lǜ

melody

褐喉旋木雀
hè hóu xuán mù què

(bird species of China) Sikkim treecreeper (Certhia discolor)

旋里
xuán lǐ

to return home

旋木
xuàn mù

wood turning

旋工
xuàn gōng

lathe operator

旋舞
xuán wǔ

whirling dance

幽门螺旋杆菌
yōu mén luó xuán gǎn jūn

Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)

旋梯
xuán tī

spiral stairs

天旋地转
tiān xuán dì zhuàn

the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom); giddy with one's head spinning

旋钮
xuán niǔ

knob (e.g. handle or radio button)

主旋律
zhǔ xuán lǜ

(music) theme; principal melody

激流回旋
jī liú huí xuán

(canoe-kayak) slalom

旋量
xuán liàng

spinor (math.)

旋流
xuán liú

rotating flow