VERTIGO


Meaning of VERTIGO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvər-ti-ˌgō ]

noun

( plural -goes or -gos )

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin vertigin-, vertigo, from vertere to turn

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily

b. : a dizzy confused state of mind

2. : disordered vertiginous movement as a symptom of disease in lower animals ; also : a disease (as gid) causing this

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.