vertigo n : a reeling sensation; feeling about to fall [syn: dizziness, giddiness, lightheadedness] [also: vertigoes (pl), vertigines (pl)]

English

Etymology

From vertigo

Pronunciation

• (UK) /ˈvɜːtɪgəʊ/, /"v3:tIg@U/
• (US) /ˈvɝtɪgoʊ/, /"v3`tIgoU/

Noun

1. A sensation of whirling and loss of balance, caused by looking down from a great height or by disease affecting the inner ear.

Translations

Derived terms

• vertiginous

Latin

Noun

vertigo (plural vertiginis)

1. gyration, giddiness, dizziness

Vertigo may refer to:

• Vertigo (medical), a form of dizziness
• Vertigo (film), a film by Alfred Hitchcock
  • Vertigo (film score), its soundtrack
• Vertigo (genus), a genus of snails
• Acrophobia, the fear of heights, often incorrectly called vertigo

Music

• Vertigo Records

In songs:

• "Vertigo" (song), a song by U2
  • Vertigo Tour, U2's international tour from 2005–2006
  • Vertigo: Live from Chicago, a DVD of a U2 concert
• "Vertigo" (Eurovision song), the Maltese entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
• "Vertigo", a song by The Libertines from Up the Bracket
• "Vertigo", a song by Sarah Slean from Day One
• "Vertigo", a song by American Hi-Fi from the American Pie 2 soundtrack
• "Vertigo", a song by Marianas Trench

In albums:

• Vertigo (John 5 album)
• Vertigo (Jesse Cook album)
• Vértigo (Fey album)
• Vertigo (Boxcar album)
• Vertigo (Groove Armada album)
• Vertigo (Jump, Little Children album)
• Vértigo (La Ley album)
• Vertigo, a Billie Myers album

Comics

• Vertigo (Marvel Comics), two Marvel Comics villains with similar powers
• Vertigo (DC Comics), a DC imprint
• Count Vertigo, a DC Comics supervillain

Other media

• Vertigo (UTS), a student newspaper at the University of Technology, Sydney
• Vertigo Films, a British film production and film distribution company
• "Vertigo" (The Best Years episode)
• Vertigo (Gladiators) an event in the television series Gladiators
• "Vertigo", an episode of Code Lyoko
• Vertigo, a novel by W. G. Sebald
• Vértigo, a play by Gastón Suárez
• Vértigo, a Mexican magazine
• Vertigo, a character in Primal Rage
• Vertigo, a stealth bomber in Command and Conquer 3
• Vertigo, a town in Might and Magic IV: Clouds of Xeen

Other uses

• Vertigo, a sports coupe by Gillet
• Vertigo, a defunct nightclub on the University of Victoria campus
• Vertigo, a champagne bar in Tower 42 in London
• Vertigo, a stunt performed by David Blaine
• Vertigo (roller coaster), a ride in Oakwood Leisure Park, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

See also

• lookfrom Vertigo

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