Definition of "vertigo" in English

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.

2. A disordered or imbalanced state of mind or things analogous to physical vertigo; mental giddiness or dizziness.

3. The act of whirling round and round; rapid rotation.

4. A snail of the genus Vertigo.