A tornado is a rotating column of air, pendant from a cumulonimbus cloud, and nearly always observable as a funnel cloud or tuba. Its vortex, meters in diameter, rotates counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere, and clockwise in the southern hemisphere, with wind speeds of 160 to more than 480 kilometres per hour.
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Tornado — Tornado, 1949 in Kansas (USA) Ein Tornado (spanisch tornar „umkehren, wenden, drehen“, Partizip tornado; tornear „wirbeln, drechseln“), auch Großtrombe, Wind oder Wasserhose, in den USA umgangssprachlich auch Twister genannt, ist ein… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Tornado — Sm Wirbelsturm erw. exot. (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus span. tornado, zu span. tornar drehen , dieses aus l. tornāre drehen, drechseln . Ebenso nndl. tornado, ne. tornado, nfrz. tornade, nschw. tornado, nnorw. tornado; Tour. ✎ Jones… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Tornado! — is a made for TV movie starring Bruce Campbell and Shannon Sturges, released on May 7, 1996. It was written by John Logan and directed by Noel Nosseck. PlotThe movie s main character is storm chaser Jake Thome (Bruce Campbell), whose friend Dr.… … Wikipedia
Tornado — Tornado, WV U.S. Census Designated Place in West Virginia Population (2000): 1111 Housing Units (2000): 437 Land area (2000): 3.595035 sq. miles (9.311097 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.084938 sq. miles (0.219989 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.679973 … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Tornado, WV — U.S. Census Designated Place in West Virginia Population (2000): 1111 Housing Units (2000): 437 Land area (2000): 3.595035 sq. miles (9.311097 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.084938 sq. miles (0.219989 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.679973 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
tòrnādo — (tornȃdo) m meteor. zračni vrtlog razorne snage, spušta se iz jako razvijenog kumulonimbusa u obliku tamnog, gotovo vertikalnog stupa širine od nekoliko metara do nekoliko stotina metara, osobito česta pojava u nekim državama SAD a; tvister ✧… … Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika
tornado — s.m. [dall ingl. tornado, adattam. dello sp. tronada, der. di tronar tuonare ma inteso come part. pass. di tornar girare ], invar. (meteor.) [movimento turbinoso d aria molto violento, frequente negli Stati Uniti orientali] ▶◀ ciclone, tromba d… … Enciclopedia Italiana
tornado — tòrnādo (tornȃdo) m DEFINICIJA meteor. zračni vrtlog razorne snage, spušta se iz jako razvijenog kumulonimbusa u obliku tamnog, gotovo vertikalnog stupa širine od nekoliko metara do nekoliko stotina metara, osobito česta pojava u nekim državama… … Hrvatski jezični portal
Tornado — Tornado: Die Bezeichnung für einen tropischen Wirbelsturm in Nordamerika und Westafrika wurde im 18. Jh. aus span. tornado »Wirbelsturm« entlehnt, einer Bildung zu span. tornar (< lat. tornare) »drehen«. Über weitere etymologische… … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
tornado — (Del ingl. tornado, y este del esp. tronada). m. huracán (ǁ viento a modo de torbellino) … Diccionario de la lengua española
Tornado — Tor*na do, n.; pl. {Tornadoes}. [From Sp. or Pg. tornar to turn, return, L. tornare to turn, hence, a whirling wind. The Sp. & Pg. tornada is a return. See {Turn}.] A violent whirling wind; specifically (Meteorol.), a tempest distinguished by a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
