VORTEX MOTION, flow of fluid (or gas) at which their small volumes move not only bodily, but also are spun about some instantaneous axis (napr., waterspouts, funnels in water, etc.).

The PERIPHERAL PUMP, 1) a vacuum pump in which rarefaction forms lengthwise axis a vortex flow of a compressed air or a gaseous steam driving on tangent to the chamber of whirling. A residual pressure up to 0,7 Pa. 2) the Rotodynamic pump of abrasion in which the liquid receives power as a result of its whirling by the rotated driving wheel and moves over rims of the driving wheel in a tangential direction. Feed up to 0,01 m3 / with, a head up to 100 m, efficiency up to 45 %.

EDDY CURRENTS (eddy current), selfcontained inductive currents in solid explorers which arise under action of the vortical electric field generated by a variable magnetic field. Eddy currents result in loss of the electric power on heating of an explorer in which they have arisen; for reduction of this loss magnetic circuits of machines and apparatuses alternating-current produce from isolated steel plates.

VIHREKAMERNYJ the ENGINE, the diesel, which each cylinder is paired to the whirlpool chamber where fuel is premixed by a vortex of incoming air. Vihrekamernye engines are defined by small sensitivity to fuel grade, but a heightened specific consumption of it.

ROTATION OF A VECTOR and, the vectorial characteristics of " rotary component " field of vectors and; it is meant rot and.

VITS (Witz) Konrad (after 1400 - up to 1446), the Swiss painter. Combined principles of a gothic and art of Revitalization (a glume of an altar over. Peter, 1444).

VITSE... (from an armour. vice - instead of, return), a prefix meaning: the mate, the deputy ex officio (napr., the vice-president).

VICE-KINGDOMS, since 16 century before War for independence of spanish colonys 1810-26 in the American colonys of Spain the administrative and territorial units were under steering of viceroys (representatives of the Crown).

The VICE-PRESIDENT, 1) in some states (the USA, countries of Latin America, etc.) the deputy of the chief of state, is elected, as a rule, simultaneously with the president; 2) the deputy of the president in different national and international organizations.

VICINE George Mihajlovich (r. 1918), the Russian actor, the national actor of the USSR (1990). In 1937-69 in Moskovsk theatre him. Ermolovoj, with 1969 in theatre - studio of a film actor. It was taken out in films: " the Reserve player ", " the Twelfth night ", ø "Operation" " and other adventures SHurika ", " the Caucasian captive ", " Marriage Balzaminova ", " Gentlemen of good luck ", etc.

VICH-INFECTION, see in an item. AIDS.

VICHUGA, city in Russian Fderatsii, Ivanovo region. A depot. 49,5 thousand inhabitants (1992). Textile, a machine industry. It is derivated in 1920.

VISHAKHADATTA, the indian playwright of 7 century (on other sources, 5-6 centuries). Wrote on a Sanskrit. The patriotic play on the historical basis " the Ring of minister Rakshasy ".

VISHAKHAPATNAM, city and port in India, on the Bengal a hall., pieces. Andhra Pradesh. 750 thousand inhabitants (1991). A port capacity over 10 million t annually. Shipyard, a petroleum industry, a machine industry. Fishery.

VISHAPY, stone sculptures of fishes up to 5 m an altitude, olitsetvorjavshie in an antiquity (2 or 1 thousand up to n. e.) godhoods of water and fertility. Are known on Caucasus and in Mongolia.

VISHVAKARMAN, in vedijskoj and induistskoj mythologies the god - creator, the all-seeing and all-knowing, heavenly master and the builder.

VISHVAMITRA, one of vedijskih wise men - rishi, opponent Vasishthi, father Shakuntaly.

VISHVARUPA, in vedijskoj and induistskoj mythologies trehgolovyj the demon, belongs to asuram.

VISHVEDEVA (sanskr. All gods), in vedijskoj and induistskoj mythologies sonm gods.