vortex
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.vor·tex
noun \ˈvȯr-ˌteks\ plural vor·ti·ces \ˈvȯr-tə-ˌsēz\ also vor·tex·es \ˈvȯr-ˌtek-səz\
Definition of VORTEX
1
: something that resembles a whirlpool <the hellish vortex of battle — Time>
2
a : a mass of fluid (as a liquid) with a whirling or circular motion that tends to form a cavity or vacuum in the center of the circle and to draw toward this cavity or vacuum bodies subject to its action; especially : whirlpool, eddy b : a region within a body of fluid in which the fluid elements have an angular velocity
See Examples of VORTEX
- <a boat sucked down into the vortex>
Origin of VORTEX
New Latin vortic-, vortex, from Latin vertex, vortex whirlpool — more at vertex
First Known Use: 1652
Rhymes with VORTEX
vor·tex
transitive verb \ˈvȯ(ə)r-ˌteks\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of VORTEX
: to mix (as the contents of a test tube) by means of a rapid whirling or circular motion <vortex air into a solution>
—vor·tex·ing noun
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