vertiginous
11vertiginous — ver•tig•i•nous [[t]vərˈtɪdʒ ə nəs[/t]] adj. 1) whirling; spinning; rotary 2) pat affected with vertigo 3) liable or threatening to cause vertigo: a vertiginous climb[/ex] 4) apt to change quickly; unstable • Etymology: 1600–10; < L… …
12vertiginous aura — a sensory seizure affecting the vestibular sense, causing a feeling of vertigo. See also vertiginous epilepsy …
13vertiginous epilepsy — focal seizures giving rise to a sensation of vertigo; occasionally these are auras of more general seizures. See also vertiginous aura …
14vertiginous — adjective a) Having an aspect of great depth, drawing the eye to look downwards. b) Inducing a feeling of giddiness, vertigo, dizziness or of whirling …
15vertiginous — Relating to or suffering from vertigo. * * * ver·tig·i·nous (.)vər tij ə nəs adj of, relating to, characterized by, or affected with vertigo or dizziness …
16vertiginous — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. whirling, dizzying, spinning; see turning 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. causing vertigo, dizzy, dizzying, *making one s head spin, whirling, reeling. ANT.: steady, calm III (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1.… …
17vertiginous — ver|tig|i|nous [ vɜr tıdʒınəs ] adjective FORMAL 1. ) in, or seen from, an extremely high place 2. ) suffering from vertigo …
18vertiginous — ver·tig·i·nous || vÉœr tɪdʒɪnÉ™s /vÉœË adj. causing a dizzying feeling; spinning about an axis; dizzy; changeable …
19vertiginous — [və: tɪdʒɪnəs] adjective extremely high or steep. ↘relating to or affected by vertigo. Derivatives vertiginously adverb …
20vertiginous — a. 1. Whirling, rotary, rotatory. 2. Dizzy, giddy …
